Movies like The Big Racket
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The Big Racket (1976)
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Original name: Il grande racket
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.
Style:
cult film
Plot:
police, police officer, revenge, organized crime, fight, gunfight, suicide, violent, rape, racketeer, crooked lawyer, sex, sniper, gangsters, martial arts, drugs, train, heroes, escape, violence, female nudity, hostage, death, warrior, murder ...
Place:
italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out cult film, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about blood splatter, violence, police, blood, police officer killed, shot to death and shot in the chest mostly in Crime, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Big Racket: High Crime (1973), Colt 38 Special Squad (1976), Contraband (1980), The Tough Ones (1976), Street Law (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.
Style:
cult film
Plot:
police, car chase, police officer, italian mafia, organized crime, drugs, brutality, massacre, violence, combat, showdown, exploitation ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When his wife is kidnapped by a local crime lord, a determined police captain forms his own squad of rogue cops, each of whom wields a .38 Colt revolver. The mission, of course, is to rescue the captain's wife -- but the conflict soon explodes ...
Style:
cult film
Plot:
police, criminal underworld, police officer, organized crime, hostage, police corruption, traffic policeman, police protection, police shootout, flashback, car chase, airport ...
Place:
italy
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48%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Cigarette smugglers in Naples run into problems with cocaine operations being set up by a rival smuggler. Full of violence, including a women's face being burned off with a blow torch and a graphic rape scene.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, chase, rape and revenge, rivalry, gang, law enforcement, drug dealing, track down, life is a bitch, police investigation, criminal heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, europe, napoli italy, naples italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, police officer, car chase, gangsters, psychopath, chase, injustice, vigilantism, serial killer, rivalry, vengeance, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, police, police officer, car chase, female nudity, lawyer, organized crime, corruption, rebellion, heist, graphic violence, nude ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, prison, police officer, female nudity, revenge, assassination, blackmail, heroes, chase, kidnapping, murder, friendship ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, milan italy, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A maverick cop takes on the seedy criminal underbelly of Miami singlehanded.
Style:
cult film
Plot:
murder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter relationship, death, police, heroes, male female relationship, showdown, tough cop, wrestling, love interest, hitman ...
Time:
80s
Place:
miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of their schools, mules waltz straight through airport security, and Interpol's main man, Mike Hamilton (David Hemmings), is at his wits' end. Fed up ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police officer, police, drugs, undercover police officer, spy, undercover agent, gunfight, heroin, undercover, interpol, motorcycle chase, drug dealer ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank robberies, car chases, prison scenes and mafia bosses!
Style:
surprise ending
Plot:
police officer, police, car chase, hijacking, shot in the groin, police shootout, torture, martial arts, police officer killed, hostage, prison guard, violent death ...
Place:
italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon ...
Style:
neo noir
Plot:
police, car chase, buddy cop, police officer, organized crime, home invasion, disfigurement, mass murder, rage, bloodbath, crime scene, car accident ...
Place:
italy, milan italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy who are licensed-to-kill, undercover cops and who love to live dangerously.
Style:
perverse, psychotronic, cult film
Plot:
police, police officer, buddy cop, police brutality, spy, undercover police officer, undercover agent, mafia, prostitute, violence, corrupt cop, rape ...
Place:
italy, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A bomb attack in a cinema in Palermo kills all the fellows of Attardi's clan a part from Cocchi. He immediately understands that the author of the bomb attack is Daniello from Don Corrasco's clan. Cocchi is determined to revenge. His ...
Style:
perverse, noir, cynical, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, exploitation, police, italian mafia, organized crime, police officer, martial arts, hitman, kidnapping, confined, criminal heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, sicily, europe, palermo italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. Larry, a former agent and now a third-rate private detective, uses the opportunity to get even with an old enemy, ...
Style:
psychotronic, cult film
Plot:
private detective, police, heroes, irony of fate, showdown, combat, exploitation, shot in the groin, brawl, psychopath, home invasion, hanging ...
Place:
san francisco, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A crazed physician invents a death ray and threatens to destroy San Francisco unless he is paid $10 million.
Style:
cult film
Plot:
car chase, exploitation, police, hostage, chase, sex, murder, death, brutality, nurse, violence, police officer taken hostage ...
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33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Napoli spara! (internationally released as Weapons of Death and Naples shoots) is a "poliziottesco" film directed by Mario Caiano in 1977. It is an unofficial sequel of Napoli violenta, of which reprises the character of Gennarino (still ...
Style:
perverse
Plot:
police, gangsters, police officer, italian mafia, gang, mafia, bank robbery, camorra, police officer taken hostage, murder, brutality, on the run ...
Time:
70s
Place:
napoli italy, naples italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
With or without help from law enforcement officers, a lone individual decides to crack down on the syndicate.
Style:
noir, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, car chase, violent death, cult, assassin, tough law enforcer, vigilantism, rivalry, vengeance, gangsters, investigation, undercover ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
Style:
neo noir, erotic, unusual plot structure, feel good, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rape, vigilante, rape and revenge, gang, one man army, female nudity, prostitute, street gang, interracial rape, violence, vigilantism, revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A biker's brother is killed while investigating the kidnapping of a young boy, the byproduct of a war between two crime families. The biker vows to get revenge by finding the kidnapped boy and destroying the two families.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, motorcycle, police officer, revenge, police, crime family, tough heroes, lone wolves, heroes, one man army, investigation, gangsters ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A ruthless Interpol agent goes after the man who killed his wife in Stelvio Massi's crime thriller. A gutsy robber named Marseilles pulls off a tricky heist, but he's no match for agent Ravelli, a maverick who can't control his ...
Plot:
police, violent, revenge, heist, motorcycle, grudge, boat, bank robber, police officer, criminal gang, police officer killed, violent death ...
Place:
italy
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29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Major Paolo Altieri of the Paratroopers Corps foils the kidnapping of child, but becomes the victim himself of a violent assault by the bandits. He realises that the criminals have used an experimental machine gun that's used only in his own ...
Plot:
italian police, strangled to death, attempted kidnapping, assassination attempt, purse snatcher, tailing a suspect, police inspector, snitch, bullying, paratrooper, corpse, conspiracy ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A small yet strange series of deaths of people working for the Ministry of Defense and the military hits Italy. Since all of the deaths seem to be accidental or suicides, no alarm bells start to ring anywhere. That's a problem, because the ...
Plot:
police, police officer, state terrorism, secret police, lovers, crime scene, deception, conspiracy, treason, militia, military coup, fascist ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
WWE Superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin returns as Jake Carter where he is assigned to protect a whistleblower who wishes to expose a corrupt military defence contractor. However, the military hires a heavily armed team of mercenaries to kill ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, exciting, scenic ...
Plot:
military, marine, one man army, fight, surveillance, martial arts, mercenary, fistfight, police detective, attack, rescue, chase ...
Place:
british columbia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.
Style:
neo noir, surprise ending, cult film
Plot:
ex wife, gangsters, con artists, heroes, male female relationship, urban setting, showdown, urban decay, drugs, organized crime, sex, police chase ...
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In this action packed film, an L.A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs who killed his partner
Style:
cult film
Plot:
chase, brutality, drugs, revenge, murder, car chase, violence, showdown, heroes, maverick cop, bar fight, fistfight ...
Place:
los angeles
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26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Style:
exciting, intense, melancholic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, police officer, fight, mafia, police, revenge, gangsters, chase, hitman, police investigation, justice, car chase ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago illinois, texas, usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey returns to New York to visit his friend Charley, who lives in one of the worst parts of New York City. But when Paul arrives at Charley's apartment, he finds Charley dying after a vicious beating by a gang led by Manny Fraker, and ...
Style:
neo noir, satirical, intense, perverse, campy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, vigilante, gang, vigilantism, revenge, gangsters, rape victim, gang rape, sniper, justice, brutality, nude ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, los angeles, london, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Style:
controversial, rough, harsh, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, violence, vengeance, revenge, police, murder, home invasion, rape and revenge, gang, gunfight, one against many ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, tucson arizona, honolulu hawaii ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Steven Seagal stars in this gritty, no-holds barred action film as an elite ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. When a mysterious man offers to clear his debts in exchange for the assassination of the city's most notorious ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, murder, spy, debt, aikido, redemption, introspection, dishonesty, life is a bitch, downfall, father daughter relationship, police corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, gangsters, suspense, gang, rivalry, dishonesty, heroes, vengeance, law enforcement, tough heroes, missing person, final showdown ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, usa, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This is probably the best example of a 70's Italian crime movie, though not the "best" movie of the genre (does that make sense?). It has, besides Saxon, an entirely Italian cast but most of them are pretty recognizable regulars in ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, cult film
Plot:
police officer, police, mafia, organized crime, gangsters, strong violent content, tough heroes, car chase, master criminal, vengeance, chase, against the rules ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
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24%
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