Movies like Defiance 1980
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Defiance (1980)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.
Style:
independent film, grindhouse, cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, hispanic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, gang, street gang, vigilantism, revenge, violence, criminal, city, urban, criminal gang, sailor, nightclub, gambling, vengeance, rivalry, against the odds, fight, painter, graffiti, murder, loner, priest, fire, bowling, single mother ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
Keyword:
latin
Most similar movies to Defiance
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, rough and suspenseful films with plots about rivalry, gang, gangster, violence, murder, vengeance and vigilantism mostly in Drama, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Defiance: Vigilante Force (1976), Enemy Territory (1987), Angel Town (1990), Boy Wonder (2010), Madso's War (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who decides ...
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boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The bikers are the heroes and the lawmen are the villains in this vintage action drama. The Spirits are a motorcycle club who ride the highways and country roads of Michigan; while they look rough, wear beat-up denim and favor Harley Davidsons, the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
usa, detroit
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 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 ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 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 ⇓
24%
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:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Story:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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