Movies like Defendor

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Defendor (2009)
 6.7
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Defendor (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defendor. With no power other than courage Defendor takes to the streets to protect the city's innocents.
Style: realistic, dark comedy, black comedy, stylized, sincere, brutal, sad, feel good, depressing, confusing ...
Plot: superhero, vigilante, friendship, delusion, revenge, wannabe, obsession, undercover, righting the wronged, comic book, villain, hospital, older man younger woman relationship, drug, vigilantism, mental disorder, avenger, experiment, illness, nerd, supernatural power, mental health, law, organized crime, pimp ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, canada
Keyword: alias, gangsters, challenge

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, dark comedy and semi serious films with plots about profanity, dark humor, murder, violence, drugs/alcohol, blood and partner mostly in Comedy, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Defendor: Super (2010), Kick-Ass (2010), Small Apartments (2012), Bad Santa (2003), The Green Hornet (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Super (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, surreal, semi serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, gory, violent, comic book, obsessive quest, humiliation, heroin, wannabe, fighting crime ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa
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Kick-Ass (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Style: stylized, funny, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Audience: teens, manly, chick flick, boys' night, date night ...
Plot: superhero, heroes, vigilante, young heroes, vigilantism, double life, lifestyle, youth, teenager, friends, courage, misfit ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Small Apartments (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, spooky, dark ...
Plot: murder, nothing goes right, misfit, disorder, dark humor, goofy hero, social misfits, lgbt, brother brother relationship, accidental death, brain tumor, tumor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
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Bad Santa (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.
Style: dark comedy, hilarious, funny, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: dark humor, profanity, christmas, heist, robbery, bully, alcohol abuse, christmas eve, holiday, misfit, bullying, anti hero ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, arizona, miami, milwaukee wisconsin, phoenix arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Green Hornet (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company ...
Style: funny, stylized, entertaining, satirical, clever ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: superhero, comic book, vigilante, martial arts, masked vigilante, partners against crime, buddy, violence, gunfight, car chase, justice, fight scenes ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style: neo noir, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surreal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dark humor, dog, psychopath, screenwriter, serial killer, gangster, crime gone awry, strong violent content, gunfight, murder, mob boss, weirdo ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, year 1963, year 1954, year 1975 ...
Place: los angeles, california, united kingdom, america, usa ...
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Special (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, surreal, dark comedy ...
Plot: mental illness, delusion, hallucination, identity crisis, dark humor, wannabe, misfit, obsession, society, superhero, employer employee relationship, paranoia ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
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Observe and Report (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, disturbing, satirical ...
Plot: shopping mall, workplace, farce, security guard, unrequited love, justice, delusion, police investigation, thief, workplace situations, adolescence vs adulthood, mental illness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Gridlock'd (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being ...
Style: dark comedy, hood, stylized, harsh, talky ...
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Noise (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever, freeze frame ...
Plot: vandalism, vigilante, vigilantism, anger, society, satire, rivalry, losing-it hero, love and romance, fighting the system, heroic mission, city life ...
Time: year 2007
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, melancholic, satirical, stylized ...
Audience: adult
Plot: revenge, vigilante, loneliness, mental illness, violence, twists and turns, eccentricity, thief, police, vigilantism, neighbor, mental disorder ...
Time: year 2017
Place: america
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Spun (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 101 min.
Story: Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up ...
Style: psychedelic, disturbing, surreal, psychological, stylized ...
Audience: adult
Plot: drug abuse, drug addict, drug addiction, addiction, junkie, masturbation, drug, drug trip, drug use, strong sexual content, methamphetamine, crazy ...
Time: year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Duration: 105 min.
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Rampart (2011)
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Duration: 108 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Style: talky, stylized, witty, bad ending, suspense ...
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35%
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Shrink (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 104 min.
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Style: realistic, psychological, depressing, emotional, serious ...
Plot: suicide, mental illness, therapist, psychiatrist, hollywood, character study, loneliness, life philosophy, widower, suicide attempt, haunted by the past, power relations ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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35%
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Harlem Nights (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: "Sugar" Ray is the owner of an illegal casino, who contend with the pressures of vicious gangster and corrupt policemen who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organized crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any ...
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Audience: boys' night, adult
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35%
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Down by Law (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Style: independent film, road movie, black and white, humorous, atmospheric ...
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35%
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Ghost World (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
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Style: black comedy, thought provoking, independent film, melancholic, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama
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Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, indiana, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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In Bruges (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
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Style: neo noir, dark comedy, humorous, atmospheric, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
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35%
 7.4
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
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Style: independent film, dark comedy, surreal, cult classic, talky ...
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Time: 90s, year 1990, 80s, 20th century
Place: long island, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The King of Comedy (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style: tragicomedy, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, talky ...
Plot: obsession, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, character study, delusion, kidnapping, artists and showbiz, insanity, satire, psychology, television ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — reborn as The Mother Fucker — only the ...
Style: stylized, brutal, entertaining, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: superhero, vigilante, double life, revenge, comic book, female bodybuilder, high school, vengeance, youth, crime fighter, masked vigilante, villain ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Adam's Apples (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.
Style: dark comedy, surreal, humorous, black comedy, psychological ...
Plot: church, priest, religion, funeral, skinhead, racial slur, belief, cynic, prejudice, disability, existentialism, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
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34%
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
Style: exciting, intense, stylized, captivating, thought provoking ...
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Time: year 2017, 2010s, 90s, year 1974, year 1979 ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Weirdsville (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A pair of slackers get in way over their heads when they try to dump the body of a dead girlfriend in the basement of a drive-in movie theater where a satanic cult performs ritual sacrifices.
Style: humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, black comedy, offbeat ...
Audience: teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Leaves of Grass (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
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Style: dark comedy, intense, stylized, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: twins, dysfunctional family, weed, drug, road trip, twin brother, brutality, gangster, drug dealing, siblings relations, family relations, petty criminal ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: oklahoma, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural ...
Style: talky, semi serious, humorous, dark, offbeat ...
Plot: murder, police detective, dark humor, police investigation, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, mentally unstable, serial killer, guilt, profanity, violent content, violence spree ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.6
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Big Fan (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan". One night, Paul and his best friend Sal spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop at a gas ...
Style: talky, disturbing, bleak, dark comedy, witty ...
Plot: american football, character study, obsession, football, loser, obsessed fan, eccentricity, loneliness, life is a bitch, nothing goes right, hospital, dysfunctional family ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: new york, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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