Movies like St. Ives

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St. Ives (1976)
 6.2
 3K
St. Ives (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.
Style: retro, cult classic, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense, detective, cult film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gunfight, swimming pool, shootout, street punk, heroes, murder, chase, writers, machine gun, heist, investigation, betrayal, master criminal, frame up, journalism, chases and races, rivalry, political conspiracy, law enforcement, mind game, on the run, police investigation, dishonesty, criminal heroes, sex ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: beverly hills, los angeles
Keyword: drive in, gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about shootout, pistol, violence, gunfight, murder, rivalry and heroes mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like St. Ives: Death Wish 3 (1985), Murphy's Law (1986), The Evil That Men Do (1984), Messenger of Death (1988), Moving Target (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Death Wish 3 (1985)
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: grindhouse, cult classic, neo noir, hood, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: violence, vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, gang, gangster, shootout, woman in jeopardy, gang rape, rape victim, sniper, cannon ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, los angeles, usa, manhattan new york city
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100%
 5.9
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Murphy's Law (1986)
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, detective, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, chase, police investigation, vigilantism, mafia, false accusation, stalking, femme fatale, revenge, danger, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquent ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The family of cops is back, this time dealing with the murder of a priest tied in with the Russian Mafia, who proceed to try to draw the family off the case.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: buddy cop, cop, hitman, murder, gunfight, mafia, murder mystery, bad guy, nypd, guy, church, police detective ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Professional killer Holland is forced out of retirement to break a Central American government's political torture ring when one of his friends, a Latin American journalist, is killed. The murderer, Doctor Clement Molloch, is the master sadist ...
Style: cult classic, action adventure, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, assassin, tough guy, killer, martial arts, vigilante, serial killer, torture, 007, payback, violent, villain ...
Time: 80s
Place: holland, europe, latin america, central america
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Messenger of Death (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive. Orville doesn't give any comment on the case, is taken into protective custody. Journalist ...
Style: retro, neo noir, cult classic, grindhouse, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, murder of family, cannon, writers, trucking, reporter, truck, newspaper reporter, investigative reporter, revenge, murder, mormon ...
Time: 80s
Place: colorado, usa, denver colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Police Inspector Paul Fein (Bronson) copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of advancement to police chief. Meanwhile, his son (Joe Penny)) is investigating the murder of a banker.
Style: fast, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cop, buddy cop, murder, trauma, guy, bad guy, nypd, gunfight, hitman, police, mafia, corruption ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 4.2
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Moving Target (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A bounty hunter with a pregnant wife who is urging him to get a regular job gets framed for murder and trapped in a war between Russian gangsters.
Style: suspenseful, serious, intense, independent film, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroes, chase, hand to hand combat, murder, gangster, fugitives, dishonesty, chases and races, criminal's revenge, on the run, master warrior, violence ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.7
 10K
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Watermelon farmer Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) goes after the Mob, when they try to strong arm him to use their melon picking crew.
Style: neo noir, suspense, talky, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, organized crime, vengeance, bullying, car chase, violence, assassin, arms dealer, murder, rivalry, danger, gangster ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: colorado, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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The Stone Killer (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Style: retro, hood, detective, grindhouse, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, mafia, tough guy, war veteran, surveillance, showdown, vigilante, ghetto, cosa nostra, gang, brainwashing, gunfight ...
Time: 70s
Place: new york, usa, vietnam, asia, mojave desert ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.3
 10K
Rapid Fire (1992)
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, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, gangster, police investigation, police corruption, justice, gunfight, danger, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, violent, murder ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: chicago, los angeles, usa, bangkok thailand, beijing china ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, police detective, partners against crime, undercover, tough heroes, danger, police investigation, rivalry, law enforcement, brutality, cowboy, texas ranger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas
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32%
 5.7
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Army of One (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Wellman Santee (Dolph Lundgren) a former race car driver, whose livelihood is transporting exotic stolen super cars, is involved, with his partner Eddie, in shoot out, resulting in the deaths of his friend and a highway cop. Santee is framed for the ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, revenge, shootout, on the run, hostage, chase, one against many, fugitives, organized crime, frame up, criminal heroes, police investigation ...
Time: 90s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 3.8
 5K
Kill Switch (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, fast, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: investigation, psychopath, murder, mind game, race against time, law enforcement, rivalry, martial arts, serial killer, vigilante, tough law enforcer, chases and races ...
Place: memphis, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.1
 3K
Hard Luck (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but comes across a stash of stolen drugs. Meanwhile, a middle-aged suburban housewife hides a sadistic and ...
Style: suspense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, gangster, drug dealing, chase, danger, dishonesty, partner, psychopath, hitman, car chase, drug abuse, on the run ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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The Cutter (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 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, suspenseful, rough, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: private detective, rescue, chase, missing person, martial arts, police investigation, daring rescue, rivalry, danger, escapades, master criminal, law enforcement ...
Place: los angeles, usa, europe, germany, vienna ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Hickey & Boggs (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Two veteran private eyes trigger a criminal reign of terror with their search for a missing girl.
Style: neo noir, detective, realistic, serious, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: private detective, murder, private investigator, investigation, blaxploitation, rescue, kidnapping, money, revenge, chase, vietnam veteran, suitcase of money ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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McQ (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
Style: serious, suspense, exciting, captivating, detective ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: car chase, murder, police detective, police corruption, fighting crime, uncover truth, law enforcement, rivalry, investigation, twists and turns, urban, criminal ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: seattle, usa, washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Sharky's Machine (1981)
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: neo noir, suspenseful, tense, sexy, suspense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: prostitute, corruption, murder, gangster, police investigation, law enforcement, police, fighting crime, partner, shootout, assassin, investigation ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Running Out of Time (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Style: suspense, neo noir, dramatic, sexy, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terminal illness, thief, heist, revenge, cross dressing, race against time, chase, swat team, heroic bloodshed, buddy cop, gunfight, die hard ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: china, asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Tough Ones (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.
Style: poliziottesco, cult classic, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, car chase, chase, psychopath, gang rape, rape, violent content, law enforcement, serial killer, vigilantism, danger, fighting crime ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Nails (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.
Style: cult classic, neo noir, surprise ending, detective
Plot: ex wife, drug, automobile, shootout, heroes, con artists, showdown, male female relationship, urban setting, pistol, chase, car chase ...
Time: year 1992
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Death Wish II (1982)
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, rape, rape and revenge, one man army, female nudity, prostitute, street gang, interracial rape, woman in jeopardy, violence, vigilantism, revenge ...
Time: 80s, year 2016, 20th century
Place: los angeles, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
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, revenge, vigilantism, violence, hospital, cannon, gang, drug, brutality, gangster, murder, gunfight ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly (Charlton Heston) and SWAT commander Sergeant Button (John Cassavetes), learn of the plot and ...
Style: cult classic, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: disaster, american football, sniper, terrorism, serial killer, paranoid, kickass, time, crash, killings, natural disaster, usa president ...
Time: year 1976, 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
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, suspense, tense, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, revenge, investigation, murder, vengeance, police investigation, law enforcement, cop, male pubic hair, chase, hitman, organized crime ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.9
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Divergence (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Style: neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, undercover, police investigation, law enforcement, partners against crime, heroes, dishonesty, police corruption, hitman, police detective, partner, gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man traps Slaughter in a car at a cliff, but Slaughter escapes, arms himself, and goes after Duncan's hideout.
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, black man white woman relationship, exploitation, black, woman with a gun, robbery, vigilante, hitman, nudity, gangster, vigilantism, heroes ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
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, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, psychopath, violence, gangster, sadomasochism, woman in jeopardy, murder, fashion show, fashion, betrayal ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Urban Justice (2007)
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, rough, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, martial arts, gang, investigation, chase, murder, gangster, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, death in the family, husband wife relationship ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.
Style: epic, neo noir, hood, grim, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, murder, gangster, private detective, chase, exploitation, police investigation, undercover, black, investigation, racism, gunfight ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, harlem, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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