Movies like The Killer 2006
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The Killer (2006)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A cold-blooded contract killer hires the services of a cab driver for a full night. He forces the driver to go around Dubai as he keeps finishing off witnesses scheduled to testify against a gangster.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, remake of american film
Plot:
hitman, hostage, taxi driver, chase, murder, killings, criminal, suspense, twists and turns, murderer, conspiracy, victim, murder witness, passenger, confined, taxi, showbiz, killer, fight, assassin, fiancee, dancer, professional killer, nightclub, love interest ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
india, asia, dubai
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about danger, deadly, suspense, murder, rivalry, hitman and gangsters mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like The Killer: Collateral (2004), The Last Hit Man (2008), On the Job (2013), Kidnap (2008), Knock Out (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Style:
tense, clever, neo noir, intense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, twists and turns, taxi, taxi driver, hostage, killings, assassin, merciless, victim, sociopath, murder witness, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Vishal Dixit leads an ordinary life with his wife and daughter but his once idyllic marriage is crumbling. When he meets a beautiful married woman en route to work on the train, it sparks a torrid adulterous affair. Vishal soon finds that an ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, surprise ending ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder, couple relations, love and romance, couples, family problems, dishonesty, disorder, dangerous attraction, life turned upside down, cons and scams, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ageing hit man, Harry, has just botched a job and is now the target. His daughter is also in the assassin trade and is now a target too. A young hit man called Billy is sent to take Harry out but they form an uneasy alliance...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hitman, rivalry, family relations, partners, parents and children, terminal illness, killer, save the day, track down, suspense, murder, gangsters ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, gangsters, corruption, assassination, honest law enforcer, corrupt law enforcer, politics, criminal heroes, dishonesty, suspense, prison, killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, China
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A fortnight before her eighteenth birthday, Sonia goes missing. Her family receives a call informing them that she has been kidnapped and her estranged father, a US-based businessman, must now follow the kidnapper’s instructions to the letter if ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
stockholm syndrome, woman in danger, kidnapping, hostage, chase, mind game, vengeance, family relations, rescue, confined, rivalry, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Movies similar to Law Abiding Citizen
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A businessman in a phone-booth is held hostage by a sniper.
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
criminal heroes, vigilantism, journalism, dishonesty, extortion, infidelity, murder, bomb, hostage, rivalry, battles, revolution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A powerful triad boss has been kidnapped, and the new police superintendent Koo (Fala Chen) decides to recruit the help of Mann (Simon Yam), a former supercop who has since been relegated to back-up duty. Mann has his work cut out for him when he ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, confined, vengeance, murder, blackmail, hostage, police brutality, abduction, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
36K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, suspense, suspect, twists and turns, police detective, police, crime scene, domestic servant, planting evidence, murder investigation, true crime ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful
Plot:
drug cartel, hitman, race against time, police, rescue, hostage, track down, chase, rivalry, murder, suspense, secrets ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is a Professor in Urdu literature in Dr. Zakir Hussain's College. He resides in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife, Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah). Professor Mathur comes across a young boy called Numair Qazi (Anurag ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, tense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, hidden identity, introspection, society, bomb, police, working undercover, recruitment, suspense, rivalry, escapades, hindu ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new delhi, india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Films like Collateral
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The story is on the concept of karma and bad deeds. It follows Viren Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan), underworld don who rules over India. His son Abhir (Sushant Singh) is spoilt and believes he can do anything due to his father's power. When ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, kidnapping, vengeance, hostage, confined, dishonesty, rivalry, vigilantism, dysfunctional family, chef, gangsters, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Style:
serious, psychological, captivating, tense, rough ...
Plot:
gangsters, mafia, vengeance, rivalry, fighting crime, law enforcement, police detective, suspense, murder, hollywood, partners against crime, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, europe, albania, antwerp
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
DCP Raksekhar Azad (Raj) is an invincible cop with a great aim. He arrests a terrorist by the name of Khan. But Khan lands in a prison cell that looks cushier than the Buckingham Palace. However, this gets Raj promoted, and he is congratulated by ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, vigilantism, terrorist, one man army, arrest, dishonesty, confined, partners against crime, frame up, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, against the rules ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
An ace police crisis negotiator, Chae-yoon, is called to the scene where her supervisor is taken hostage. Through the control room monitor, she is faced with the cold-blooded hostage taker, Tae-gu, whose demeanors are difficult to interpret. Against ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, exciting, twisted
Plot:
negotiation, hostage, abduction, criminal, manipulation, rescue, twists and turns, confined, suspense, police investigation, conspiracy, kidnapping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A burned-out bodyguard is hired to protect the man he hates the most: an international assassin who destroyed his career and ruined his life. Forced to put his personal feelings on hold, the bodyguard must use all his skills and years of experience ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
assassin, hitman, rivalry, vigilantism, gunfight, murder, suspense, vengeance, heroes, graphic violence, assassination, nightclub ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Films like Security
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three assassins deal with life, love, addiction and trust as each tries to find the answers to a better life. Together, they prove to be the most trustworthy in this tangled web of murder, greed, friendship and betrayal.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
destiny, dishonesty, murder, suspense, medieval, violence, woman with a gun, assassin, bandit, loyalty, magazine, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
police, vengeance, police investigation, fighting crime, rivalry, law enforcement, self discovery, uninhibited rivalry, murder, suspense, villain, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
One day, Hye Lin, the five-year old daughter of a devoted pastor, Joo Young Soo, is kidnapped. Pastor Joo, who has a rock solid faith in God at this time, prays wholeheartedly for her safe comeback, but she does not return. Eight years later, Joo ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
kidnapping, missing child, confined, rescue, chase, starting over, clergy, society, uncover truth, suspense, serial killer, killer ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A contract killing organization is managed like a normal company. Hyung-do who regards killing as nothing more than repetitious routine is working for this company. A man loyal to his company and accepted as the firm’s best killer, Hyung-do one ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, organized crime, fall in love, retiring, hitman, mafia, suspense, asian prostitute, killer, murder mystery, revenge, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
9 years ago Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan) was sent into Karachi, Pakistan by the Chief of RAW Ashwini Rao (Nasser) to report the activities of The Most Wanted Man in India. 9 days ago Rudra Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal) Indian Armed Forces, MARCOS unit, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, behind enemy lines, terrorism, mission gone awry, working undercover, terrorist, rivalry, agent, revenge, petty criminal, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Movies similar to Vikram Vedha
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
ACP Vishnu is sent on a mission to investigate and clean the underbelly of Goa. During his investigation, he uncovers a huge racket and discovers the involvement of various politicians.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, entertaining, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug bust, drug dealing, gangsters, twists and turns, murder, love, corruption, police, drug lord, suspense, rave party, group of strangers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A former police officer gets hired by a gangster to trace missing call girls and their abductor.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, erotic, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, prostitute, model, false accusation, woman in danger, murder, infidelity, couple relations, ex-cop, dangerous attraction, pimp, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a man known only as "The Digger" opens fire in a train station many are left dead. The only clue the FBI has is a hand written letter with demands on it. Agent Margurete needs help analyzing it and the best is retired specialist ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, special agents, law enforcement, murder, rivalry, armed forces, swat team, criminal heroes, fbi agent, psychopath, danger, deadly
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, hitman, serial killer, writers, vengeance, suspense, police detective, psychopath, gangsters, writer's life, mind game, gunfight ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
texas, california, new york, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man travels through corporate corruption and his own sin to find his soul.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot:
heroes, hitman, rivalry, dishonesty, tough guy, violence, gunfight, wind, battles, capitalism, money, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Movies similar to Confession of Murder
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blindness, chase, revenge, murder, betrayal, blind character, rivalry, suspense, blind man, conspiracy, dishonesty, mastermind ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, new delhi, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who are wrestling with internal problems of a model cop and his son, who is ...
Style:
suspenseful, semi serious, tense, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
hitman, chase, martial arts, on the run, law enforcement, vengeance, good versus evil, life is a bitch, violence, brutality, murder, mixed martial arts ...
Place:
hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, suspense, uncover truth, showdown, betrayal, murder, death, moral dilemma, police, police investigation, law enforcement, organized crime ...
Place:
india
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34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, mafia, assassin, faked death, killer, betrayal, who to trust, criminal heroes, crime boss, revenge, murder, gangsters ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
romania, london, united kingdom, england, bucharest
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Awarapan is the story of man called Shivam (Emraan Hashmi) who searched for joy but found nothing but pain and loneliness. It is the journey of a godless heartbroken lover who in order to escape from the ghosts of his tragic past dedicates himself ...
Style:
romantic, serious, bleak, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
unrequited love, redemption, hitman, atheist, tragic love, gangsters, love, love and romance, unfulfillment, criminal heroes, fall in love, tragic event ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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