Movies like The Defiant Ones
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The Defiant Ones (1986)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escapechained to each other.
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, escape, racism, on the run, prison, prison escape, interracial relations, police, helicopter, single mother, sheriff, swamp, racist, manhunt, racial prejudice, prison warden, fistfight, racial slur, freight train, forest, friendship, friends, fugitives, society, confined ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about chases and races, prison, murder, escape, confined, on the run and dishonesty mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Defiant Ones: Morgan's Ferry (2001), Prison on Fire II (1991), Turn of Faith (2002), Bonnie & Clyde: The Real Story (1992), Breakout Kings (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three escaped convicts hide out in the home a reclusive woman as they wait to catch a ferry.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
on the run, fall in love, dangerous attraction, criminal heroes, confined, woman in danger, isolation, couples, manhunt, escaped prisoner, farmhouse, prison escape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Ching is a prisoner in a Honk Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has been put in an orphanage. He surrenders himself to authorities, but the vengeful chief of security, ...
Style:
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Plot:
prison, heroic bloodshed, jail, tough heroes, friends, unlikely partners, vengeance, rivalry, confined, partners, fugitives, prison life ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong
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94%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mob drama starring Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini, Mia Sara and Costas Mandylor.
Style:
rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
friendship, buddies, betrayal, family business, dishonesty, clergy, organized crime, friends, partners, strip club, gangsters, baseball bat
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, philadelphia
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72%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bonnie Parker is estranged from her husband while still only just barely eighteen. Clyde Barrow, a handsome charmer who is in love with Bonnie, is a small-time thief, 'borrowing' cars to teach Bonnie to drive. He falls in with WD Jones, ...
Style:
rough, serious, sincere, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
partners, criminal heroes, heist, on the run, love and romance, chase, murderous pair, violence spree, bank robber, criminal, gangsters, serial killer ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Driven by the fact that there are few things more dangerous than a prisoner who has just escaped, and tired of following protocol and resorting to outdated methods of law enforcement, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp and Ray Zancanelli are ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, serious, dramatic
Plot:
convict, wanted, expert, team, partners, fugitives, chase, going straight, escape, law enforcement, track down, manhunt ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking ...
Style:
road movie, suspenseful, light, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
car chase, prison escape, chase, small town, kidnapping, on the run, car, prison, texas ranger, on the road, helicopter, police captain ...
Time:
year 1969, 70s, 80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, california, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Private eye Joe Dancer finds himself framed for manslaughter while trying to uncover a Hollywood scandal that could ruin a studio and destroy a top star's career.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
private investigator, private detective, hollywood, murder, manipulation, on the run, chase, reluctant partners, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, investigation, fighting crime ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young man buys two horses at an Arizona race track but fails to get a receipt. Later, when riding across the land of a rancher named Robeson, he's accused of stealing the two horses. Unable to prove ownership, the young man is then sentenced ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, criminal heroes, on the run, partners, manhunt, rivalry, track down, confined, heroes, law enforcement, vengeance, fugitives ...
Time:
80s
Place:
arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, betrayal, prison escape, on the run, chase, escape, heist gone wrong, violent behavior, hitman, murder, haunted by the past, friendship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france, paris france, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A man (Robert Walker) has an affair with his condemned brother's (Laurence Harvey) girlfriend (Sarah Miles) while plotting his escape in Tangier.
Style:
noir, serious, realistic, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
prison, prison escape, death row, mistaken identity, escape, assassination, legal, heroes, life is a bitch, confined, investigation, rivalry ...
Time:
60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a cache of missing firearms.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
law enforcement, partners, buddies, police, female detective, reunion
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State Prison.
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison escape, judiciary, prisoner, escape, prison riot, friends, rebellion, partners, rebelliousness, confined, life is a bitch ...
Time:
60s
Place:
arizona, usa, minnesota
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64%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
prison, escape, on the run, murder, kids in trouble, crime gone awry, lovers on the run, juvenile delinquency, society, law enforcement, love and romance, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tennessee, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
prison, escape, college, car accident, manslaughter, courtroom, on the run, legal, girlfriend, runaway, stock broker, injustice ...
Time:
70s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, psychological, neo noir ...
Plot:
prison, warden, bank robbery, murder, friendship, dishonesty, going straight, life is a bitch, crime gone awry, ex convict, betrayal, jail ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
For the last thirteen years AJ (Triple H) has been behind bars, convicted of manslaughter for killing a man who intended to kill his best friend, Jack (Michael Rapaport). Now released, AJ wants nothing more than to start a small business and live a ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, daring rescue, tough heroes, hopes, heroes, forced into action, woman in danger, suspense, wrestling, race against time, parents and children, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An escaped convict tracks down the cop who put him away.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, prison, track down, murder, confined, rivalry, law enforcement, isolation, convict, showdown, escaped prisoner, lesbian sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Using the Internet and global satellites, a group of gangsters pull off the biggest bank heist in the Mafia's history.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, heist, mafia, organized crime, master criminal, cosa nostra, betrayal, criminal heroes, partners, crime gone awry, dishonesty, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In this rough-and-tumble yarn, actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prision, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' ...
Style:
humorous, inspirational, intense, talky, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
prison, american football, sport, football, prison escape, underdog, cheerleader, farce, suspense, unlikely friendships, crime gone awry, greed ...
Time:
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Place:
florida, usa, new jersey, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
Style:
realistic, tense, bleak, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
prison, friendship, gang, drugs, prison escape, adaptation, depression, redemption, survival, human nature, prison rape, prison warden ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, california, new jersey, pennsylvania, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
After a violent bank robbery, the trio of hoods make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. When word gets out, they must fend off gangs and crooked cops alike as they strive to keep the loot and stay alive.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, gang, murder, dishonesty, heist, disorder, on the run, crime gone awry, law enforcement, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, gangsters ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A college professor reluctantly hides an escaped female convict who tries to get him to help prove her innocent of a murder.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, tense, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, usa, mojave desert
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1928, several inmates from the National Penitentiary in Buenos Aires managed to escape. The film narrates the fate of each of these runaways in search of their destiny - tough men with their own ethical codes and ready to do ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, captivating, serious, realistic
Plot:
fugitives, prison, on the run, criminal heroes, starting over, confined, couple relations, couples, prison life, destiny, society, escape ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up king of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set in a prison, a death row inmate has a secret and the warden will go to any lengths to get it. Things dont go as planned as you would expect. A good action film with alot of good fight scenes and an interesting twist at the end.What we have ...
Style:
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Plot:
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44%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, family relations, parents and children, love and romance, society, graphic violence, danger
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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