Movies like Wake of Death
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Wake of Death (2004)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, France, South Africa, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Action superstar, Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier, Street Fighter), is back and at his hard-hitting best as Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer seeking revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad in this pulse-pounding action thriller.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, action adventure, erotic, crime drama, cult classic, action packed, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, martial arts, child in peril, gangster, murder, mortal combat, rivalry, danger, tough heroes, mafia, chase, loss of wife, vigilante, triad, hitman, heroes, motorcycle chase, female nudity, mobster, profanity, vengeance, refugee, strong violent content, corrupt law enforcer, one against many ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, usa
Keyword:
gangsters, fighting movie, chinese
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about rivalry, martial arts, heroes, violence, showdown, blood and fistfight mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Wake of Death: Double Impact (1991), In Hell (2003), Chicago Overcoat (2009), Ring of Fire (1991), The Russian Specialist (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
hong kong, los angeles, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
Style:
harsh, stylized, brutal, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
russia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The fates of an aging hitman and a washed up detective become entwined when one last job leads to one last chance to settle an old score.
Style:
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Plot:
gangster, hitman, rivalry, aging, elderly, dishonesty, law enforcement, criminal heroes, one last chance, mafia, investigation, revenge ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago, usa
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The main character, Johnny Woo, is a Chinese doctor who has given up fighting in the ring. His brother is a teacher in a kick-boxing club. Johnny Woo fall in love with Julie, whose brother is a teacher in a rival kick-boxing club. Tension builds ...
Style:
independent film, fast, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, streetfighting, street fighter, street gang, tough heroes, gang war, illegal fistfight, kickboxing, shakespeare, competition, fight, heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A Russian ex-hit man is called back to Russia for one last job. This time against his former employees, the Russian mob.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, perverse ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Frank Dux has entered the "kumite", an illegal underground martial-arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Chong Li, a particularly ruthless and vicious fighter is the favorite, but then again Dux has not ...
Style:
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Plot:
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An Army veteran assembles a team of bodyguards to protect a former boxer. Complications arise when the boxer suspects his sister may be romantically involved with the bodyguard.
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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22%
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Country: USA, Hong Kong, Romania
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, Canada, South Africa
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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