Movies like Motorway
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Motorway (2012)
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Original name: 車手
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two police pursuit drivers, a hothead rookie and his long-suffering, almost-retired mentor, face off against an escape car driver from the latter's past.
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, exciting, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, police detective, law enforcement, police investigation, uninhibited rivalry, law enforcer killer, car, gunfight, police shootout, fast car, racing, chase, chases and races, rivalry, urban, cop witness relations, prison, prison escape, police officer, hospital, security guard, jewelry, rookie, traffic policeman, police officer killed ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and exciting films with plots about rivalry, law enforcement, gangster, gang, police, police investigation and police officer mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Motorway: Breaking News (2004), Infernal Affairs II (2003), Expect the Unexpected (1998), The Underground (1997), Bullets of Love (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When an ambulatory TV news unit live broadcasts the embarrassing defeat of a police battalion by five bank robbers in a ballistic showdown, the credibility of the police force drops to a nadir. While on a separate investigation in a run-down ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, contemplative ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
media, police, hostage, chase, on the run, tough law enforcer, police investigation, rivalry, gang, journalism, master criminal, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chinese mafia, triad, gangster, police, organized crime, spy, vengeance, murder, police investigation, survival, asian gangster, recruit ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1997, year 1995 ...
Place:
hong kong, asia, china, thailand
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In this "cops and robbers" film, a raid on a jewelry store staged by a band of amateur hold-up artists goes horribly wrong, leading to a shoot-out. The elite Organized Crime Bureau team, headed by Captain Ching King Gen, is poised to go ...
Style:
heroic, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, organized crime, gunfight, rivalry, crime gone awry, law enforcement, criminal heroes, store, wooing, heist, disorder, mugging ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two tactical unit leaders are forced to put aside their differences to help catch a group of robbers.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
rivalry, on the run, partner, master criminal, police investigation, gang, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, chases and races, stolen money, criminal heroes, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A cop must stop the killings of rap stars. But, he gets in too deep after his partner is killed.
Style:
crime drama, serious, rough, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
die hard, buddy cop, black, cop, car chase, vengeance, chase, murder, investigation, hip hop, rivalry, urban ghetto life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Sam and his team are members of a Serious Crime Unit in the District Crime Squad. The team successfully arrests an international crime organization's leaders, Night. At the Court, Ann, a prosecutor and Sam's finance, tries her best to ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
life turned upside down, haunted by the past, law enforcement, vengeance, rivalry, police detective, cop witness relations, kung fu, twists and turns, violent content, island, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, undercover, police investigation, partners against crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, heroes, police corruption, hitman, police detective, gangster, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Over the course of one night, a team of cops frantically search for their colleague's missing gun.
Style:
neo noir, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, goofy hero, gang, partners against crime, rivalry, investigation, murder, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, master criminal, dishonesty ...
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
85%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, tense, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master warrior, law enforcement, police investigation, law enforcer killer, tough law enforcer, danger, armored car, chinese mafia, fight, triad, security guard, traffic cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A crew of seasoned criminals led by the notorious Nam, armed with high-powered weapons, pulls off another smooth and violent armored car heist in broad daylight in a crowded street. Whoever tries to get in their way, they will show no mercy. This ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, crime drama ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
undercover, against the rules, police investigation, working undercover, tough law enforcer, master criminal, gain trust, law enforcement, chase, rivalry, gunfight, triad ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Triad leader Hung considers leaving the world of the gangsters, a brutal war begins in the world of jiang-hu. Meanwhile, an internal conflict begins between Hung and his best man, Left-Hand.
Style:
tense, crime drama, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, triad, criminal heroes, right hand man, heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, underworld, brotherhood, organized crime, power struggle, betrayal ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ruthlessly realistic, and vivid and unremitting in its uncompromising brutality and honesty, Beast Cops is a visceral and hard-hitting exploration of the dichotomous existence of two cops charged with upholding the law, while balancing on a moral ...
Style:
crime drama, neo noir, heroic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cop, triad, heroic bloodshed, organized crime, kung fu, street crime, chinese mafia, martial arts, murder, gang, dishonesty, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A special agent assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, disturbing, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kidnapping, police corruption, police investigation, kung fu, corruption, rescue, heroes, undercover, investigation, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, taiwan, california, china
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Three cops team up to bring down a criminal gang of seven, who have their own hidden agenda.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chase, gang, car chase, hostage, vigilantism, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, fighting crime, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man becomes a cop in order to take down the police superintendent who may have killed his father, and that of a vengeful Triad boss.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, gangster, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, police corruption, snitch, undercover, law enforcement, police, police shootout, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, murder, police investigation, partners against crime, gang, partner, tough law enforcer, master criminal, race against time, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, new york, china, usa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit (Simon Yam) keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice (Kate Tsui) and the other on a notorious criminal (Tony Leung Ka Fai) he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, master criminal, police detective, police investigation, fighting crime, found footage, law enforcement, heist, rivalry, working undercover, agent, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. Jockey Club
Style:
neo noir, heroic, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, car chase, triad, chinese mafia, cop, heist, battles, law enforcement, rivalry, chases and races, on the run, confined ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A gang of bank robbers, led by the ultra-violent Snake Underwood, pull off a daring mid-day heist that leaves dozens of burning police cars and scores of innocent victims in its wake. Heading the investigation into the gang is the equally violent ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, murder, martial arts, chase, partner, friendship, bank, vengeance, rivalry, chases and races, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after releasing him from custody during a drug bust.
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police corruption, martial arts, partner, gangster, disorder, law enforcement, gang, drug dealing, crime gone awry, dishonesty, police investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
asia, hong kong, singapore
Similarity:
70%
10K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, hitman, friendship, starting over, heroic bloodshed, frame up, danger, dishonesty, vengeance, babies and infants, professional killer, crime boss ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
east asia, china, macau
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Plainclothes policemen Brian and Mike use an elderly woman's apartment for surveillance, hoping to catch a fugitive gangster. They develop a warm relationship with their hostess, whom they call "granny." Meanwhile, each man develops a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
buddy cop, surveillance, gangster, pregnancy, undercover cop, partner, friends, law enforcement, gang, partners against crime, single parent, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The only son (Tony Leung Ka Fai) in a family of police officers marries Mina, an ambitious `half-breed' colleague (played by Joyce Godenzi), incurring the resentment of his four sisters, all policewomen, especially the eldest, Ling (Carina ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, police officer, funeral, harbor, family feud, criminal, car chase, fashion show, birthday party, revenge, hospital, police officer killed ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug dealer, drug, machine gun, police, die hard, car chase, cop, police shootout, conspiracy, police corruption, illegal drugs, partner ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the early 1970s, the Governor of Hong Kong decided to clean up the police force. The ICAC was established, whose operation branch was headed by Yim. Bong and Unicorn also joined the ICAC. Despite threats of violence and intimidation, they managed ...
Style:
tense, captivating, atmospheric, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
drug dealing, police corruption, police investigation, money laundering, gang, rivalry, society, cop, dishonesty, strong violent content, profanity, scapegoat ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Sung-chan is a top detective of the special crime squad. He is notorious for punishing the opponent who hurts his pride. When Hyun-min impersonates as Sung-chan and robs a cash transport car under the daylight, and seizes $10 billion worth of ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, dishonesty, mind game, one last case, rivalry, frame up, law enforcement, vengeance, tough heroes, chases and races, violent content, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: China
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A cop and his team of comrades go undercover in one of China's most ruthless underworld organizations to stop a gang leader, only to put themselves in great danger after being exposed one by one.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, working undercover, tough law enforcer, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, gang, undercover, shaolin, sniper, fight, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A powerful triad boss has been kidnapped, and the new police superintendent Koo (Fala Chen) decides to recruit the help of Mann (Simon Yam), a former supercop who has since been relegated to back-up duty. Mann has his work cut out for him when he ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, danger, vengeance, confined, murder, blackmail, hostage, police brutality, abduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's ...
Style:
tense, harsh, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, gunfight, dark hero, killer, police detective, assassin, heroic bloodshed, fall in love, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
japan, hong kong, china, asia, macau ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rookie policeman Shing (Louis Koo) grapples with right and wrong in this action-packed story about Hong Kong gangsters. Assigned to go undercover, Shing is so successful in playing the part of a gang member that he becomes right-hand man to gang ...
Style:
heroic, crime drama, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chinese mafia, undercover police officer, undercover agent, heroic bloodshed, triad, spy, organized crime, fight club, undercover, gang, criminal heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
65%
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