Movies like Long Arm of the Law
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Long Arm of the Law (1984)
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Original name: 省港旗兵
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An ultra-violent and ultra-gritty tale of desperate Chinese would-be jewel thieves hoping to make a quick, effortless score in Hong Kong. Naturally, things go afoul, and the gang must hide out until the heat dies down, besmirched with the blood of an undercover cop. A progenitor of sorts of both "City on Fire" and "Reservoir Dogs," but lacking the romantic melodrama of the former and the hipster staginess of the latter. Winner of Hong Kong Film Awards for both Best Film and Best Director. Spawned a franchise with three sequels.
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, gangsters, organized crime, walled city, gambling, heist, gang, graphic violence, master criminal, rivalry, store, working undercover, law enforcement, contests and competitions, partners, crime gone awry, dishonesty, track down, criminal heroes, partners against crime, reluctant partners, tough law enforcer, unlikely partners, chaos and mayhem, cons and scams ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about rivalry, law enforcement, gangsters, blood, violence, gunfight and criminal heroes mostly in Crime, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Long Arm of the Law: PTU: Police Tactical Unit (2003), Big Bullet (1996), Tiger Cage (1988), City War (1988), City on Fire (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are ...
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
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Two tactical unit leaders are forced to put aside their differences to help catch a group of robbers.
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exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
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44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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43%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
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Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Story:
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