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Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
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Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Vietnam vet Frank Vega now runs an East L.A. community center where he trains young boxers to survive in and out of the ring. But when his prize student falls in with the wrong crowd and turns up dead, Frank teams up with his pal Bernie to take matters into their own fists and prove that justice never gets old.
Style: rough, humorous, realistic, semi serious, action comedy, action thriller, independent film
Plot: murder, vigilantism, fighting crime, rivalry, society, elderly, aging, partners against crime, vigilante, superhero, boxing, vietnam veteran, fight scenes, meme, heroes, friends, profanity, partner, buddies, violent content, abduction, bus, bare chested male, tough heroes, graphic violence ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century, contemporary
Place: los angeles, usa, california
Keyword: partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, humorous and independent film films with plots about rivalry, profanity, society, heroes, partner, female nudity and friends mostly in Comedy, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses: Mirageman (2006), Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011), We Still Kill the Old Way (2014), Gardener of Eden (2007), Auto Recovery (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Bad Ass (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Decorated Vietnam hero Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus (where he protects an elderly black man ...
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: lone wolves, vigilantism, vigilante, vietnam veteran, society, tough heroes, revenge, elderly, rivalry, gang, murder, friend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The third installment in the successful Bad Ass action-comedy franchise. Bad Asses on the Bayou reunites the dynamic duo, Frank Vega (Danny Trejo) and Bernie Pope (Danny Glover), as they travel to Louisiana to attend the wedding of their dear friend ...
Style: exciting, realistic, rough, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, partner, vigilantism, rivalry, danger, elderly, partners against crime, aging, heroes, vigilante, superhero, meme ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa
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Mirageman (2006)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Chile, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After being brutally assaulted, an incident which also saw the death of his parents and the rape of his younger brother (which mentally scarred him to the point of having to be institutionalized), Maco Gutierrez has devoted his life to fitness and ...
Style: humorous, realistic, exciting, semi serious, rough ...
Plot: martial arts, journalism, tough heroes, fighting crime, vigilantism, hopes, righting the wronged, orphan, buddies, superhero, vigilante, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chile, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Veteran Sal Bando(Sorbo), tortured by his past as a Poolboy returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it ...
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, rough, erotic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: righting the wronged, vengeance, rivalry, hopes, danger, gory, tough heroes, sexual content, silly humor, violence, murder, drunk ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murdered by a street gang.
Style: exciting, realistic, humorous, semi serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, vigilantism, vengeance, criminal heroes, investigation, buddies, rivalry, gangster, violence spree, aging, revenge, british gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london
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Gardener of Eden (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When a young deli-counter clerk and general slacker in New Jersey accidentally saves a young woman from a serial rapist, he becomes convinced that his new role in life is to become a vigilante.
Style: rough, psychological, realistic, semi serious, biting ...
Plot: vigilantism, fighting crime, frame up, strong sexual content, dark humor, hostage, rape victim, father son relationship, mother son relationship, dialogue, prostitute, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey
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Auto Recovery (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A heart warming story about three young men who specialize in recovering high end, expensive and well protected autos that are hard to retrieve due to lack of payments.
Style: captivating, exciting, semi serious, suspense, independent film ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: partner, buddies, car chase, dishonesty, car, rivalry, friendship, danger, friends, chases and races, going straight, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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The Black Ninja (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Infamous defense attorney Malik Ali's haunted past causes him to double as a vigilante ninja, defending the cities worst thugs by day and battling them by night. While protecting a beautiful witness, in a case against a ruthless mobster, Malik ...
Style: exciting, humorous, entertaining, captivating, tense ...
Plot: ninja, martial arts, hotshot lawyer, superhero, fighting crime, danger, gang, vigilantism, gangster, society, witnessing a crime, legal ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Moola (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Just as the business which Steve helped create, American Lightsticks, is on the brink of collapse, a huge 'deal' suddenly materializes, and he and his partners are sure that their lives have changed forever. A true-to-life comedy inspired ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, contemplative
Plot: friendship, friends, best friend, obsessive quest, betrayal, down on your luck, partner, buddies, sexual content, profanity, beach, female nudity ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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War Party (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: One hundred years after the Battle of Milk River, both sides agree to reenact it. The cavalry are supposed to shoot blanks & the Indians weren't supposed to fight back....
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot: native american, redsploitation, violent content, injustice, battles, murder, alcohol abuse, racism, battle zone, rivalry, society, life is a bitch ...
Time: 80s
Place: montana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Human Tornado (1976)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose Nightclub is threatened by the Mafia.
Style: semi serious, humorous, exciting, stylized, witty ...
Plot: blaxploitation, superhero, martial arts, exploitation, fighting crime, rivalry, injustice, racism, heroes, lone wolves, gangster, racial prejudice ...
Time: 70s
Place: california, usa
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The Last Stand (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as performers in Los Angeles until life becomes too much to handle.
Style: humorous, realistic, captivating, tragicomedy, semi serious ...
Plot: friendship, ambition, hollywood, rise to the top, showbiz, best friend, actor, rivalry, supportive friend, society, comedian, performer's life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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The Sweeper (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young renegade undercover cop with a propensity for violence and a past history involving the murder of his cop father and the remainder of his family is recruited by a vigilante group with a leader who wants only to kill all criminals and those ...
Style: independent film, fast, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, vigilantism, working undercover, home invasion, police shootout, police officer, police detective, car chase, murder, special agent, partner, partners against crime ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Police (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Musa Rami, who has become a legend with his struggle against the mafia, is a police officer at homicide division. One day prior to celebrating his 63rd birthday, with a surprise party arranged by his family, he finds out that he has cancer and two ...
Style: sincere, humorous, disturbing, captivating, art house ...
Plot: life is a bitch, elderly, aging, terminal illness, fighting crime, fall in love, society, police, mafia, gang, law enforcement, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Inferno (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny (Danny Trejo). Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
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Shoot the Hero (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A 30-something couple unintentionally become involved in a botched jewel heist while shopping for wedding rings.
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Audience: boys' night
Plot: couples, gangster, witnessing a crime, on the run, danger, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, disorder, hitman, profanity, violent content, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas
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The Last Producer (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, independent film
Plot: filmmaking, hollywood, one last chance, showbiz, dishonesty, aging, betrayal, artists and showbiz, film industry, movie studio, gambling, heist ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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19%
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Grassroots (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, political ...
Plot: politics, ambition, satire, against the odds, society, campaign, friends, unemployment, election campaign, political campaign, campaigning, underdog ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Highland Park (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.
Style: realistic, humorous, captivating, light, sentimental ...
Plot: lottery, dedicated educator, high school, society, teachers and students, life turned upside down, social relations, disorder, hopes, idealism, gambling, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, detroit
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18%
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Pretty Bird (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot: disorder, friendship, partner, unemployment, buddies, dark humor, desire for fame, friends, aviation, unfulfillment, nasa, obsessive quest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The FP (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
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Style: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, retro ...
Audience: boys' night
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Place: usa
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18%
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Gallants (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Master Law awakes from a 30-year coma without memories, but his martial arts skills are intact. His renowned kung fu academy is now a teahouse, and greedy developers are trying to steamroll it to make way for condos
Style: exciting, humorous, captivating, tense, light ...
Plot: martial arts, athlete and trainer, save the day, rivalry, master warrior, hopes, ambition, martial arts tournament, society, friendship, violent content, heroes ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: hong kong, china
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18%
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Mother (Bill Cosby), Jugs (Raquel Welch) & Speed (Harvey Keitel) work for a ambulance company competing for a L.A. city contract.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, offbeat ...
Audience: teens
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Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa
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The Choirboys (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
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Style: neo noir, detective, independent film, cynical, realistic ...
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Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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On the Edge (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug dealers, he turns to Dak for help. Eventually goons are sent to kill the hoopster, but they hit the ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
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Dynamite Brothers (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Young black man teams up with a Chinese kung-fu expert to fight a drug ring.
Style: grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, rough
Audience: boys' night
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18%
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Jake Squared (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 100 min.
Story: A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
Style: semi serious, psychological, contemplative, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: midlife crisis, introspection, filmmaking, hollywood, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, society, art, relationships, losing-it hero, cause and meaning, bittersweet ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Fast Lane (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A high-speed accident on the freeways of Los Angeles reveals a turf war between two competing car theft rings of sexy all-girl crews. Brandy Martinez, a young streetwise cop is assigned by lieutenant Baynes (Steven Bauer) to go undercover and ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rivalry, gang, working undercover, chases and races, car chase, danger, partner, love and romance, car, woman with a gun, car race, undercover ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
A Short History of Decay (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
Style: emotional, semi serious, realistic, humorous, independent film
Plot: family relations, introspection, siblings relations, parents and children, dark humor, mental illness, unsuccessful, unfulfillment, bittersweet, elderly, aging, writers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
To Love and Die (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A fun-loving 30-something (Shiri Appleby) with abandonment issues becomes convinced that her dating problems will be resolved if she can only track down the father she never knew. When she finds him (Tim Matheson), she discovers that he's an ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, suspense, tense, exciting ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa, san francisco
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18%
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