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Safe (2012)
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, fast paced, action packed, captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chase, gunfight, protector, lone hero, on the run, triad, child in peril, martial arts, bodyguard, tough heroes, outsmarting, ex military, one man army, mafia, tough guy, organized crime, vigilante, revenge, child abduction, conspiracy, assassin, mentor, violence, chinese mafia, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, iran, new york, brooklyn new york city, north america, new jersey, united states of america ...
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Most similar movies to Safe
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, suspense and realistic films with plots about gunfight, violence, murder, shot to death, revenge, gun and chase mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Safe: The Mechanic (2011), The Transporter (2002), Transporter 3 (2008), Homefront (2013), The Equalizer (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
182K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But ...
Style:
suspenseful, clever, suspense, action packed, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, chase, assassin, mentor, martial arts, loner, lone hero, tough guy, expert, vigilante, revenge, killer ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, colombia, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of ...
Style:
action thriller, sexy, stylized, entertaining, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
car chase, chase, tough guy, one man army, lone hero, tough heroes, escapades, car, transportation, martial arts, fight scenes, revenge ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
france, nice france, saint tropez, cannes, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
185K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK, Ukraine
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe ...
Style:
exciting, road movie, entertaining, serious, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, one man army, car, chase, martial arts, tough guy, driving, tough heroes, mercenary, assassin, murder, fistfight ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, odessa ukraine, france, budapest, ukraine
Similarity:
100%
141K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter,Maddy. He decides to ...
Style:
serious, breathtaking, tense, rough, noir ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
father daughter relationship, protector, ex law enforcer, chase, single father, single parent, tough heroes, secret service, retiring, drug, undercover cop, one against many ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Morocco, Ukraine, Italy
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
John Wick is on the run for two reasons… he’s being hunted for a global $14 million dollar open contract on his life, and for breaking a central rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim was a member of the High Table who ...
Style:
brutal, exciting, tense, harsh, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
one man army, vengeance, gunfight, criminal's revenge, hitman, tough guy, rescue, shooting, brutality, danger, revenge, martial arts ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, future
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, north africa, manhattan new york city, north america ...
Similarity:
100%
461K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, brutal, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, corruption, hitman, assassin, one man army, gunfight, justice, lone hero, violence, loner, revenge ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, moscow russia, massachusetts, usa, russia
Similarity:
69%
235K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate ...
Style:
suspense, humorous, perverse, exciting, mind blowing ...
Plot:
revenge, lone hero, crime boss, working undercover, heist, fighting crime, robbery, fight, ex soldier, father son relationship, afghanistan veteran, gangster ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, north america, usa
Similarity:
83%
336K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA, Turkey, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, action packed, action thriller, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, vigilante, one man army, kidnapped, hostage, brutality, lone hero, chase, retribution, secret service, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, europe, los angeles, balkan ...
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
818K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
stylized, exciting, neo noir, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, assassin, vigilante, shooting, gunfight, lone hero, tough guy, dog, killer ...
Time:
year 2014, 60s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city, north america
Similarity:
80%
668K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, action thriller, entertaining, fast ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, one man army, vigilantism, chase, secret service, human trafficking, cia, vigilante, violence, vengeance, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france, north america, usa
Similarity:
88%
416K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save ...
Style:
suspense, tense, brutal, bloody, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, kidnapping, vigilante, vigilantism, child in peril, lone hero, mercenary, cia, justice, violence, bodyguard ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, mexico city
Similarity:
76%
17K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, tough guy, child in peril, martial arts, danger, tough heroes, daring rescue, missing child, organized crime, father son relationship, police detective, murder ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlist a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Style:
suspense, entertaining, exciting, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, chase, mercenary, gunfight, manhunt, ex military, one against many, tough heroes, drifter, violent, justice, heroic bloodshed ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
autism, accountant, assassin, mathematics, lone hero, organized crime, twists and turns, vigilante, justice, hitman, violence, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 1989, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chicago, illinois, new hampshire, germany ...
Similarity:
80%
276K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.
Style:
intense, cult classic, dark comedy, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, vengeance, dark humor, assassin, tough heroes, violence, lone hero, poison, one man army, heart, killer ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, iran, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
24K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and desperate young girl who has ...
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
security guard, tough guy, shopping mall, brutality, gunfight, tough law enforcer, female warrior, ex soldier, warrior, hand to hand combat, danger, escape attempt ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
135K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, saga, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, mafia, assassin, betrayal, revenge, kidnapping, hitman, romancing a criminal, car chase, fight scenes, gangster ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami, chicago, new orleans ...
Similarity:
100%
225K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Professional driver Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policymaker and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank ...
Style:
sexy, fast paced, action packed, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lone hero, martial arts, car chase, car, fight scenes, kidnapping, driver, driving, assassin, mentor, explosions, weapons ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, france
Similarity:
67%
Movie in collections
287K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord…
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, ambiguous ending, surprise ending, action thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly
Plot:
mercenary, rescue mission, one against many, kidnapping, ex special forces, one man army, machismo, child kidnapping, death threat, tough guy, jungle, child ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
Similarity:
60%
122K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, road movie, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
chase, delivery, organized crime, bicycle, cyclist, on the run, cycling, race against time, corrupt cop, police corruption, voice over narration, money ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, china, seattle ...
Similarity:
100%
277K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
team, chase, cia, twists and turns, anti hero, frame up, mercenary, military operation, conspiracy, prison escape, escape, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
colorado, california, iran, germany, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Robert McCall returns to deliver his special brand of vigilante justice -- but how far will he go when it's someone he loves?
Style:
action thriller, action adventure, suspense, retro, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, cia, one against many, one man army, tough guy, martial arts, vigilantism, ex military, kidnapping, slutty attitude, woman fights a man ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
boston, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, north america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, touching, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, one man army, violent, martial arts, lone hero, kidnapping, gang, rivalry, child in peril, assassin, master warrior, drug lord ...
Time:
year 2010, y2k, 21st century
Place:
korea, south korea, east asia, asia, seoul
Similarity:
67%
Movie in collections
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a ...
Style:
intense, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
vigilante, fbi, one man army, mafia, small town, vengeance, gangster, tough heroes, revenge, heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1986
Place:
chicago, usa, north carolina
Similarity:
100%
430K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Brazil, Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de ...
Style:
exciting, saga, action packed, fast, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
heist, car chase, chase, car, organized crime, car race, fast car, on the run, racing, street racing, tough heroes, violence ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, south america, iran, latin america, monaco ...
Similarity:
100%
85K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence ...
Style:
suspense, intense, hood, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
police officer, blaxploitation, racism, gunfight, revenge, violence, drug lord, corruption, police investigation, police corruption, urban, black ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 70s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, switzerland, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Transporter: The Series is an English-language French-Canadian action-adventure television series, spun off from the Transporter film series created by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It is co-produced by the French Atlantique Productions and the ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car, driving, car chase, chase, martial arts, one man army, tough heroes, danger, chases and races, heroes, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, italy, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith ...
Style:
neo noir, stylized, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
mafia, violence, gang war, gangster, small town, shootout, one man army, cowboy, assassin, one against many, tough guy, hitman ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1932
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, austin texas, latin america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with ...
Style:
entertaining, intense, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
cia, spy, undercover, terrorism, twists and turns, heroic mission, chase, embassy, one man army, partner, danger, cia agent ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, pakistan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters.
Style:
tense, exciting, brutal, suspense, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, assassin, chinese mafia, lone hero, violent, fight, triad, one against many, massacre, one man army, hardcore, organized crime ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia, asia
Similarity:
100%
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