Movies like Takedown
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Takedown (2000)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...
Style:
ironic, talky, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, heartbreaking, entertaining, melancholic, harsh, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, conspiracy, hacking, greed, internet, life philosophy, runaway, nerd, mentor, secrets, rivalry, mind game, corruption, computer hacker, chase, police investigation, criminal heroes, cons and scams, law enforcement, twists and turns, heist, cyberpunk, geek, swindle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, entertaining and serious films with plots about dialogue, mentor, greed, catastrophe, storytelling, police investigation and suspense mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Takedown: The Net (1995), Hackers (1995), The Fifth Estate (2013), Hacker (2016), Bad Company (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Angela Bennett is a freelance software engineer who lives in a world of computer technology. When a cyber friend asks Bennett to debug a new game, she inadvertently becomes involved in a conspiracy that will soon turn her life upside down. While on ...
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teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
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hacker, computer, programmer, suspense, computer cracker, conspiracy, identity theft, espionage, woman in danger, technology, spy, stolen identity ...
Time:
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san francisco, washington d.c., los angeles, usa, california ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, family outing
Plot:
hacker, cyberpunk, computer, hacking, computer cracker, internet, high school, secret service, programmer, computer virus, frame up, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1988
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, seattle
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Belgium
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Style:
thought provoking, political, tense, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
journalism, internet, computers and web, politics, spy, hacker, international relations, computer, hacking, technology, whistleblower, conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2011, 2000s, year 2007, 21st century
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europe, cairo egypt, paris france, switzerland, berlin germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, thought provoking, entertaining
Audience:
teens
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hacker, black market, identity theft, fighting the system, computer, jail, cons and scams, happy ending, dishonesty, vengeance, escapades, crime gone awry ...
Place:
thailand, hong kong, bangkok thailand, taiwan, canada ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Nelson Crowe is a CIA operative under the thumb of the Company for a disputed delivery of $50,000 in gold. They blackmail him into working for the Grimes Organization, which is set up as a private company for hire, to blackmail prominent ...
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tense, suspenseful, clever, erotic, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, cons and scams, manipulation, blackmail, judge, uncover truth, black man white woman relationship, protagonist as suspect, rivalry, femme fatale, undercover, police corruption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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29%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A man is released from prison to help American and Chinese authorities pursue a mysterious cyber criminal. The dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, terrorist, terrorism, espionage, suspense, cybercrime, hacking, geek, terrorist plot, spy, chase ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
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suspenseful, twist ending, captivating, serious, realistic ...
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teens
Plot:
hacker, programmer, computer, conspiracy, murder, business, technology, betrayal, uncover truth, dishonesty, hacking, manipulation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
california, usa, portland oregon
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26%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist ...
Style:
political, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, clever ...
Plot:
journalism, reporter, u.s. government, conspiracy, journalist, drug smuggling, media manipulation, politics, investigation, media, secrets, brainwashing ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
california, los angeles, iran, usa, latin america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, entertaining, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
hacker, spy, computer hacker, heist, bank robbery, computer, suspense, terrorism, twists and turns, hot and sexy, hostage, master criminal ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, monte carlo, california, malibu california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
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realistic, thought provoking, factual, serious, political ...
Audience:
chick flick
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espionage, fighting the system, journalism, hacking, internet, whistleblower, moral dilemma, surveillance, hacker, spy, idealism, media ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter and a sleek, state-of-the-art “smart home”. But he soon finds himself in a deadly, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse when his I.T. ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, intense, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
surveillance, internet, suspense, hacker, twists and turns, home invasion, revenge, hacking, technology, spy, business, manipulation ...
Place:
ireland, new york
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25%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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usa, california, mexico city, ussr, australia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
John Netherwood and his wife Leann are fugitives who are both wanted for murder. They have a young daughter named Janie and they want her back.
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psychological, suspenseful, bad ending, intense, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adoption, children, family relations, wanted, custody, parents and children, haunted by the past, rivalry, fugitives, criminal heroes, obsession, suspense ...
Time:
90s
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24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately between a ...
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, sexy, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
betrayal, chase, bank robbery, hostage, heist, dishonesty, destiny, runaway, kidnapping, culture clash, robbery, redemption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london, new jersey, atlanta georgia, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, psychological, thought provoking, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, suspense, courtroom drama, death sentence, justice, political corruption, frame up, courtroom, lawyer, court, conspiracy theory, false accusation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, california, asia
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24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A fearless cop is taking on a ruthless crimelord. He knew the risks. He just didn't know how far he would have to go.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, suspenseful, rough, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
gangsters, gang, adaptation, friendship, undercover, twists and turns, mentor, transformation, brutality, betrayal, police detective, chase ...
Time:
90s, 70s
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23%
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
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23%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his ...
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humorous, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, spy, conspiracy, surveillance, mathematics, betrayal, hacking, manipulation, mathematician, computer cracker, cyberpunk ...
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20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1969
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canada, russia, san francisco
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22%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.
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tense, serious, clever, intense, thought provoking ...
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boys' night
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gangsters, robbery, art theft, adaptation, irish, master criminal, brutality, law enforcement, mastermind, cons and scams, mafia, organized crime ...
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ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the ...
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road movie, exciting, suspenseful, intense, sexy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
car chase, chase, car, heist, car thief, police, police investigation, race against time, suspense, master criminal, partners, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
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22%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder ...
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21%
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago illinois, usa, san francisco
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a ...
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psychological, intense, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
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fbi, gangsters, drug addiction, murder, betrayal, haunted by the past, undercover, heist, mind game, dishonesty, love triangle, working undercover ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and ...
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sexy, visually appealing, unusual plot structure, sexual, talky ...
Plot:
love, relationships, police officer, heist, bdsm, destructive relationship, lovers on the run, car, cheating, good girl gone bad, nude, life & death ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, chicago illinois
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
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tense, suspenseful, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure ...
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boys' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, legal investigation, who done it, lawyer, society, law enforcement, rivalry, legal, idealism, false accusation, revenge ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
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Movies like A Perfect Murder
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This film is the semi-humorous documentary about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires ...
Style:
entertaining, tense, talky, clever, inspirational ...
Plot:
computer, programmer, business, technology, nerd, geek, greed, entrepreneur, hacker, suspense, workplace, corporate america ...
Time:
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Place:
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21%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
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tense, realistic, dramatic, factual, clever ...
Audience:
date night
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Country: UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A female executive (Demi Moore) and a night janitor (Michael Caine) conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
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Plot:
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Place:
london, europe, england
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20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, ...
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry ...
Style:
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