Movies like The Stranger 2010
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The Stranger (2010)
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Pro wrestling legend Steve Austin stars as a man with no name, no memory and absolutely nothing left to lose. But when he finds himself hunted by both the FBI and the Russian mob, this amnesiac decides to fight back. Pursuit cannot stop him. Torture will not break him. And with every beating, bullet and betrayal, he’ll remember another piece of the horror that took away his career, his family and his identity. Now the puzzle is nearly complete, and one man is about to take back his past…by ending a whole lot of futures. Erica Cerra (“Eureka”) and Adam Beach (Flags of Our Fathers) star in this explosive action-thriller about collateral damage, stone cold vengeance, and a double-crossed killing machine known only as The Stranger
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic
Plot:
investigation, law enforcement, track down, life is a bitch, dishonesty, violence, brutality, chase, murder of family, fistfight, torture, muscleman, memory loss, rivalry, police officer, heroes, police, warrior, wrestling, gunfight, fbi agent, safe, corrupt cop, greco roman wrestling, dirty cop ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, british columbia, seattle, seattle washington
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Most similar movies to The Stranger
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and exciting films with plots about fistfight, gun, heroes, martial arts, tough guy, rivalry and brawl mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like The Stranger: Moving Target (1995), The Way of War (2009), Tactical Force (2011), Hunt to Kill (2010), The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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, realistic, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, heroes, chase, track down, murder, on the run, fugitives, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, master warrior, violence, martial artist ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Paramilitary operative David Wolfe stumbles upon an international conspiracy connecting presidential cabinet members to a Middle Eastern terrorist plot. Wanting to expose the truth, Wolfe defies orders and returns to the US as an army of one ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, state affairs, assassination, political corruption, political conspiracy, dishonesty, government agency, race against time, military, political intrigue, conspiracy, one against many ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes terribly wrong when they find themselves pitted against two rival gangs while trapped in an abandoned Hangar, armed with nothing but blanks.
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exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
swat team, rivalry, confined, law enforcement, gang, mission gone awry, tough heroes, male female relationship, anti heroine, female villain, undercover, fbi ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, british columbia, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes, a tough divorcée mourning the loss of his murdered partner while struggling to raise his rebellious daughter in the mountains of Montana. But when a crew of trigger-happy fugitives takes Rhodes and his ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
daughter, forest, survival, fugitives, suspense, father daughter relationship, martial arts, runaway, hostage, heroes, kidnapping, computer cracker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, usa, texas, montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Agent Neil Shaw is called out of retirement and finds himself in the midst of a plot to assassinate several leading Senators with himself set-up to take the rap for a recent killing
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, martial arts, heroes, assassination, on the run, murder, conspiracy, rivalry, undercover, politics, protagonist as suspect, secret agents ...
Place:
british columbia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A renegade general plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher. The only trouble is only one man is capable of flying it. So they seek to put him on the run in a conspiracy that makes him appear to have murdered ...
Style:
realistic, rough, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, conspiracy, heroes, terrorist, state affairs, dishonesty, false accusation, political conspiracy, fighting the system, confined, rivalry, wrongfully committed ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
161
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
American Police officer Jack Hazard heads for South America after being ordered to take time off by his boss after a raid goes bad. Once there, however, he finds himself caught up with a stranger wanted by the government, and soon ends up in prison. ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
on the run, heroes, martial arts, jungle, graphic violence, psychopath, escapades, law enforcement, undercover, dishonesty, stalking, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
latin america, south america
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When an American soldier’s Black Ops Unit is ambushed during a raid to rescue a nano-nuclear device that has fallen into the wrong hands, he must run for his life to not only track down the missing device, but also clear his name when he is ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, terrorism, soldier, heroic mission, daring rescue, dishonesty, race against time, rivalry, escapades, military, tough heroes, conspiracy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When former black ops operative Tom Steele and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysterious female prisoners. Before long, an elite force of mercenaries assault the prison in search ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, martial arts, chase, rescue, partners, confined, tough heroes, on the run, master warrior, jail, suspense, monster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, one man army, heroes, athlete's life, gang, rivalry, vengeance, corrupt cop, violence, gunfight, rapper, fight ...
Place:
british columbia, middle east, iraq, afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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585
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
FBI Special Agent Travis is trying to catch a deranged serial killer and is doing his best despite having a new and unexperienced partner in the form of Kelly McCord. It turns out that the serial killer is an entire army of disgruntled CIA ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, buddy cop, suspense, vietnam war, zombie, heroes, kickboxer, strong violent content, silly humor, working undercover, strong sexual content, psychopath ...
Time:
90s
Place:
vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Trained KGB assassin, EDWARD GENN (code name ICARUS), worked years ago as a sleeper agent in America. But when the Soviet Union collapsed, he quickly found himself in a foreign country with no one to trust. Determined to escape his muddled ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kgb, secret identity, tough heroes, special agents, confined, murder, hitman, heroes, one man army, killer, sexual content, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, british columbia, vancouver, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, terrorism, woman in danger, on the run, undercover, special agents, save the day, gang, race against time, witnessing a crime, escapades, rivalry ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Gregori is an ex-Soviet Commando haunted by the death of his brother, and trying to forget his old life in the US. However, Gregori realizes after he has already started a family of his own that the past is never far behind. A former superior from ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
martial arts, spy, behind enemy lines, terrorist, gunfight, one against many, home invasion, heroes, soldier, starting over, assassination, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A repo man tries to deliver a repossessed Jaguar. He's captured by a bizarre family, straight out of the backwoods, who force him to fight in an illegal, bare-fist tournament run by an insane sheriff.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
suspense, one man army, master warrior, chase, martial arts, murder, tough heroes, escapades, lone wolves, law enforcement, mad scientist, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An ex-marine returns to Vietnam when he learns his former mercenary partner whom he thought was killed is being held by a sadistic general.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, world war, prison, heroes, one man army, graphic violence, friends, tough heroes, jungle, heroic mission, captivity, military ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Captain Lance Deakin has returned home after serving his country in Iraq. In his civilian life, he is a Texan ranch handler who lives with his partner, Becca. Deakin tries to get back into his simple way of life but strange images, memories and ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, serious, rough ...
Plot:
soldier, uncover truth, homecoming, military, memory loss, suspense, army, gunfight, conspiracy, graphic violence, superhuman powers, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
412
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a militia group.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, terrorism, hijacking, save the day, race against time, confined, law enforcement, heroes, terrorist plot, terrorist group, militia, hostage ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Former LAPD cop, Dakota Varley, enters a power boat race seeking the prize of $250,000, but immediately discovers, first hand, that this race's risk matches the prize: one racer is killed, 3 others seriously injured in multiple action-packed ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, martial arts, survival, heroes, one man army, chase, island, jungle, rivalry, escapades, contests and competitions, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Los Angeles S.W.A.T. officer, Lt. Paul Cutler, is sent to train the Detroit S.W.A.T. team on new anti-terrorism and homeland security techniques. Cutler has a hard time settling into his assignment as he locks horns with his new captain and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
swat team, hitman, fighting crime, law enforcement, daring rescue, rivalry, basic training, ambush, gunfight, criminal's revenge, heroes, officers and cadets ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, tough heroes, organized crime, deception, brother brother relationship, hostage, suspense, husband wife relationship, martial arts, robbery, delivery man, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, martial arts, gang, investigation, chase, murder, gangsters, dishonesty, law enforcement, track down, death in the family, suspense ...
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, perverse ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, cage fighting, rivalry, contests and competitions, fall in love, ambition, underground tournament, violence, love, friendship, fistfight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped niece and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, romantic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, soldier, kidnapping, daring rescue, save the day, rivalry, military, chase, wrestling, martial arts, boat ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
british columbia, usa, seattle, washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective Johnny Modine gets his Christmas celebration spoiled with news of his father's death, which seems the work of psychopathic junkies ...
Style:
realistic, tense, rough, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, psychopath, ex cop, investigation, femme fatale, rivalry, police detective, serial killer, police, revenge, police officer, chase ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
This high-powered action flick follows kickboxing champion Johnny Rider, who quits the ring after accidentally killing an opponent but is forced to employ his skills again to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of crime boss Rod Sparks ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, murder, fight, kickboxing, competition, heroes, master warrior, law enforcement, rivalry, gang, vengeance, down on your luck ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
texas ranger, chase, undercover, partners against crime, police detective, rivalry, police investigation, track down, law enforcement, tough heroes, brutality, bar fight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tough undercover cop inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in his care.
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, partners against crime, police detective, hopes, confined, tough heroes, religion, police officer, heroes, rivalry, nude, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A group of terrorists, led by a Brit and a psycho (in a great performance by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) take control of the Hoover Dam and demand $25 million or they will kill civilians and dam workers they have taken hostage. But the terrorists ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, martial arts, heroes, terrorism, one man army, tough heroes, americana, hijacking, frame up, haunted by the past, good versus evil, save the day ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Former CIA Operative, James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he meets and befriends a 12 year old girl.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, frame up, betrayal, assassination, manhunt, heroes, murder, friendship, law enforcer killer, on the run, spy, black hero ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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