Movies like Shadows in an Empty Room
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Shadows in an Empty Room (1976)
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Original name: Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An Ottawa police captain searches for the person who poisoned his sister, who was attending the university in Montreal. So desperate is he for revenge that he begin to use his own brutal methods to find the killer. Soon he discovers that not everything is what he thought it was.
Style:
rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, slasher, psychotronic, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, revenge, murder, psychopath, heist, university, rivalry, law enforcement, police corruption, dishonesty, exploitation, police chase, police officer, police, female impersonator, sister, blind woman, college, cloning, chase, rebellion, family problems, death in the family, dealing with death, female nudity ...
Time:
70s
Place:
canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, rough and suspenseful films with plots about law enforcement, rivalry, deadly, murder, chases and races, police and police officer mostly in Crime, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Shadows in an Empty Room: 1st to Die (2003), Pavement (2002), The Tough Ones (1976), Cold Steel (1987), Bad Country (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, dark
Plot:
serial killer, mind game, murder, who done it, track down, master criminal, partners against crime, wedding, psychopath, fall in love, terminal illness, reluctant partners ...
Place:
san francisco, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Africa, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Samuel Browne is a tracker in Alaska. When his sister meets a grisly death in San Francisco, he goes there to hunt her killer. As more murders occur, police investigator Buckley Clarke reluctantly joins forces with Sam. The brass are convinced this ...
Style:
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serial killer, investigation, murder, haunted by the past, vengeance, animal life, amateur detective, law enforcement, psychopath, obsessive quest, police investigation, gang ...
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san francisco, south africa, alaska, usa, africa
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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:
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Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective Johnny Modine gets his Christmas celebration spoiled with news of his father's death, which seems the work of psychopathic junkies ...
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Audience:
boys' night
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murder, psychopath, ex cop, investigation, femme fatale, rivalry, police detective, serial killer, police, revenge, police officer, chase ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, murder, investigation, police, police investigation, law enforcement, snitch, rivalry, informant, swamp, gang, organized crime ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ...
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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 ⇓
27%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The murder of the ex-wife of Doctor Sam Charney (Rutger Hauer) leads Detective Della Wilder (Pam Grier) to uncover a series of women's murders somehow linked to a big pharmaceutical company.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A cop must stop the killings of rap stars. But, he gets in too deep after his partner is killed.
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sam Dietz, the relentless police detective, returns to Los Angeles from a self-imposed exile to help the police solve another series of brutal killings committed by another crafty serial killer whom targets Dietz's latest love interest.
Style:
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boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police investigation, psychopath, investigation, rivalry, master criminal, vengeance, law enforcement, witnessing a crime, stalking, chase ...
Time:
90s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, neo noir ...
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Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A successful and popular nightclub owner who believes financial independence is the path to equality and success, must act as a go-between for militant-minded brother and the white gang syndicate his brother has attacked and robbed. Their ...
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blaxploitation, gangsters, vietnam war, organized crime, racism, nightclub, injustice, criminal heroes, vigilantism, gang, society, rivalry ...
Time:
70s
Place:
vietnam, asia, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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.
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
italy, europe
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25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Williamson plays a cop called 'Soda Cracker', whose partner was killed in a mysterious assassination. He is convinced that the murder was committed by his old enemy, Ivan Moss, played by Bo Svenson. Despite threats from the mob and from ...
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Time:
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Place:
chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A cop is looking for the killer of his friend.
Style:
rough, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, loss of partner, fighting crime, police detective, law enforcement, police chase, revenge, police officer, boy, graphic violence, godparent, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A series of cop murders plagues the city. The remaining officers on the force are increasingly worried as the deaths increase with no leads. As the department's finest must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, surprise ending
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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
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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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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Inspector Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples and immediately after his arrival receives a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry Sullivan), the city's crime lord. Betti then goes on a personal mission against corruption and ...
Style:
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boys' night
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police, police officer, camorra, organized crime, mafia, car theft, italian mafia, undercover cop, police interrogation, gangsters, strong violent content, motorcycle chase ...
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70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, napoli italy, naples italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry, he's accused of stealing a lost briefcase filled with money and both the mob and the police are ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man becomes a cop in order to take down the police superintendent who may have killed his father, and that of a vengeful Triad boss.
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A tough-guy cop (Joe Don Baker) pursues two drug runners (Martin Balsam, John Saxon) across the city to bust a large syndicate. Very much an anti-hero, Mitchell often ignores the orders of his superiors and demonstrates disdain for by-the-book ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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boys' night
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Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the Los Angeles of the future, police are forbidden to carry weapons and must use stun guns instead. A maverick detective ignores those restrictions in his pursuit of "The Bullseye Murderer," a psychotic rapist who takes a new drug ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 mark, and often leaving behind cash in excess of this sum. The robbers are willing to kill their own ...
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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