Movies like The Defender

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The Defender (1994)
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The Defender (1994)
Original name: 中南海保鑣
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Style: romantic, scenic, cult classic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, neo noir, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, hitman, bodyguard, witness, kung fu, chase, police, assassin, kung fu fighting, wuxia, murder, assassination attempt, danger, gangster, unrequited love, undercover, fall in love, chases and races, rivalry, opposites attract, law enforcement, witnessing a crime, woman in danger, survival, gambling ...
Time: 90s, 1990s
Place: hong kong, china, asia, beijing china
Keyword: chinese, gangsters

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Most similar movies to The Defender

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, exciting, fast and realistic films with plots about martial arts, shootout, violence, fight, brawl, hand to hand combat and pistol mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Defender: So Close (2002), An Eye for an Eye (1981), The Hitman (1991), Crying Freeman (1995), Hitman (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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So Close (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, one woman army, tough girl, female assassin, female martial artist, hacker, kick-butt women, kung fu, chase, betrayal, hitman, gunfight ...
Time: year 2002
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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An Eye for an Eye (1981)
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, cult classic, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, chase, vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, police, partner, danger, fighting crime, drug dealing, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: san francisco, bay area, usa, california
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The Hitman (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the ...
Style: exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, martial arts, fighting crime, undercover, revenge, mafia, working undercover, gang, special agent, frame up, partners against crime, manhunt ...
Time: 90s, year 1991
Place: usa, seattle, vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Crying Freeman (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in ...
Style: emotional, exciting, suspenseful, anime, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, yakuza, martial arts, police investigation, assassin, danger, murder, rivalry, transformation, violence, revenge, redemption ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, china, san francisco, vancouver, new york ...
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Hitman (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
Style: crime drama, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, martial arts, assassination, hitman, assassin, mafia, karate, contract killer, samurai, killer, revenge, heroes ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong
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Action Jackson (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Style: cult classic, neo noir, black comedy, action comedy, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, violence, black, chase, nudity, police investigation, frame up, death, police, car chase, brutality, drug addiction ...
Time: 80s
Place: detroit, usa
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The Killer (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style: exciting, suspense, cult classic, atmospheric, bloody ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, manly
Plot: hitman, assassin, heroic bloodshed, organized crime, gunfight, friendship, triad, revenge, one last job, yakuza, violent, mob boss ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1989
Place: hong kong, china, asia
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100%
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In the Blood (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Style: realistic, exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: one woman army, martial arts, female martial artist, tough girl, missing person, woman kills a man, danger, spouse in danger, kidnapping, vigilante, attempted rape, female warrior ...
Time: 21st century
Place: puerto rico, caribbean, dominican republic
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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New Police Story (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the ...
Style: exciting, stylized, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
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Police Story 2 (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
Style: stylized, intense, humorous, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 80s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Police Story (1985)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his name after he is framed for murder.
Style: light, humorous, stylized, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight scenes, car chase, murder, drug lord, chases and races, police officer, gangster, justice, wuxia, tough guy ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Assassination Games (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Romania
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both ...
Style: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: kickboxing, hitman, assassin, vengeance, assassination, chases and races, sniper, gang rape, martial arts, one against many, revenge, tragic hero ...
Time: 21st century
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100%
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 96 min.
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Style: humorous, intense, suspenseful, cult classic, action packed ...
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Blackjack (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. ...
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Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, action comedy, action adventure ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like ...
Style: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
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100%
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7 Seconds (2005)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Style: suspenseful, stylized, realistic, serious, surprise ending ...
Audience: boys' night
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Place: bucharest, romania
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, vengeance, chase, assassin, on the run, martial arts, female warrior, organized crime, police detective, police raid, attempted murder, tough girl ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: china, los angeles, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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My Father is a Hero (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
Style: cult classic, scenic, fast, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, tough heroes, fight, triad, fight club, fight scenes, karate, epic battle, monster, wuxia, wu shu ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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High Risk (1995)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong ...
Style: realistic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, hostage, terrorism, heroes, daring rescue, danger, race against time, showbiz, hand to hand combat, master warrior, one man army, mixed martial arts ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Hard to Kill (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son ...
Style: suspense, serious, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hospital, martial arts, revenge, vigilante, one man army, coma, murder, violence, hitman, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time: 80s, year 1983, year 1990, 90s
Place: los angeles, chicago, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up ...
Style: feel good, humorous, action comedy, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, gang, gangster, fight, fight scenes, street life, supermarket, righting the wronged, revenge, karate ...
Time: year 1995, 90s, 20th century
Place: china, new york, bronx new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Exit Wounds (2001)
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, suspense, black comedy, detective, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police corruption, chase, police, aikido, martial arts, kidnapping, police investigation, corrupt cop, conspiracy, secret service, justice, drug dealing ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s
Place: detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
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, tense, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: survival, brutality, gunfight, fight, chase, murder, violence, betrayal, martial arts, death, deception, military ...
Time: 2010s
Place: british columbia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Mean Guns (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: One hundred mid- and low-level gangsters who are on their boss' bad side are locked inside a newly-built high-security prison, and given plenty of guns, ammo, and baseball bats, then told that the last survivor will get a suitcase with 10 ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, surprise ending, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: survival, gangster, redemption, crime boss, organized crime, rivalry, contests and competitions, partner, female assassin, uninhibited rivalry, criminal heroes, master criminal ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.
Style: independent film, fast, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, female warrior, cia, spy, female fighter, female fight, woman with a gun, prison break, terrorist, femme fatale, heroes, espionage ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Chain of Command (1994)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich country of Qumir, he finds he's in the middle of a very explosive situation. Not knowing ...
Style: suspense, perverse, grindhouse, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot: female warrior, cannon, mossad, computer cracker, woman kills a man, bare chested male, woman in jeopardy, fugitive, shootout, crooked businessman, gun fu, mystery woman ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Naked Killer (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young woman is trained by a martial arts specialist to become a professional assassin.
Style: erotic, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, one woman army, hitman, serial killer, sexual obsession, murder, femme fatale, sex, dishonesty, investigation, police investigation, yakuza ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, china, asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Black Mask (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Chui Chik tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project and the instructor of a special commando unit dubbed "701." The 701 squad is used for many ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, bloody, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, superhero, kung fu, good versus evil, heroes, police, vigilante, martial artist, one man army, danger, soldier, undercover ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
Style: exciting, intense, stylized, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, police corruption, kung fu, conspiracy, reconnaissance, framed for murder, heroin, murder, fight, prostitute, one against many, drug lord ...
Time: year 2001, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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