Movies like The American Trap

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The American Trap (2008)
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The American Trap (2008)
Original name: Le piège américain
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: One of the greatest conspiracies of all time, and one lone man is trying to uncover it.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, bleak, captivating
Plot: assassination, dishonesty, dictator, trap, mafia, cia, cuban revolution, law enforcement, conspiracy, female nudity, president, fidel castro, john f. kennedy, deadly, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: cuba, france, russia
Keyword: american

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Most similar movies to The American Trap

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about dishonesty, deadly, law enforcement, murder, rivalry, investigation and danger mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like The American Trap: Frame of Mind (2009), Crosshairs (2013), Ignition (2001), Moscow Chill (2007), Phase IV (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Frame of Mind (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: What happens when the truth is not enough? A New Jersey police detective comes across new evidence in the Kennedy assassination
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective
Audience: boys' night
Plot: uncover truth, assassination, political conspiracy, state affairs, dishonesty, danger, law enforcement, kennedy assassination, violent content, profanity, conspiracy, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey
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95%
 4.2
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Crosshairs (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Hired to enact revenge on a man who savagely beat a beautiful Russian débutant, Jack Verlaine is pressed between his newly acquired job and a persistent man named, Brill, who offers him a chance to advance higher in his seedy career. But when an ...
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot: conspiracy, hitman, assassin, sex trafficking, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, estrangement, prostitution, cover up, deadly, girls with guns
Time: 21st century
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91%
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Ignition (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, manhunt, fighting the system, life turned upside down, law enforcement, politics, assassination, dishonesty, undercover, danger, rebellion, political conspiracy ...
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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 711
Moscow Chill (2007)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A loner American computer hacker is brought to Russia to commit bank fraud, only to find a family and love in the incomprehensible, violent, and chaotic Moscow underworld.
Style: rough, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot: criminal heroes, love affair, chases and races, on the run, fall in love, gangster, dishonesty, rivalry, computer, violent content, profanity, bank ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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 491
Phase IV (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Journalism student Simon Tate thinks it's strange when four students at the university suddenly die in "unrelated" accidents. When his friend, Dr. Benjamin Roanic, becomes the prime suspect and is suddenly murdered, Simon sets out to ...
Style: serious, experimental, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Plot: aids, conspiracy, journalism, uncover truth, gambling, law enforcement, life is a bitch, rivalry, on the run, buddies, dishonesty, good versus evil ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Blood Crime (2002)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense
Plot: vengeance, rivalry, dishonesty, police investigation, murder, law enforcement, life is a bitch, small town, mistaken identity, nypd, violent content, small town life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 5.3
 29
Tucked Away (2007)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: On the surface, Ray Ryan has it all. He's a successful advertising executive with a new promotion. He has a nice home and a beautiful fiancée. Underneath it all is a dark secret he's finding harder to hide. Ray's nightmares are ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, independent film
Plot: investigation, life is a bitch, murder, secret, aging, abusive father, deadly
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
 6.4
 2K
Monster (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Bok-Soon (Kim Go-eun-I) runs a street stall while taking care of her younger sister. Bok-Soon may not be the brightest girl but what she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in uncontrollable rage. She’s infamously known as the “psycho ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, vengeance, police investigation, psychopath, rivalry, murder, asian prostitute, gangster, assassination, criminal heroes, law enforcement, contests and competitions ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Manuscripts Don't Burn (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Khosrow and Morteza set out on a mission to kill someone. The assassination ought to be arranged as a suicide. At the last minute however, they are obliged to change their initial plans…
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, tense ...
Plot: assassination, politics, political corruption, political conspiracy, kidnapping, moral dilemma, murder, conspiracy, state affairs, mission gone awry, emotionless, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: iran, middle east
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58%
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Pressure Point (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A CIA assassin is embroiled in a deadly game across two continents. Betrayed and imprisoned, he faces one last mission to regain his freedom, his family and his self respect. Stars Steve Railsback, Larry Linville.
Style: independent film, realistic, bleak, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: militia, bomb, assassin, terrorism, helicopter, state affairs, betrayal, dishonesty, job, u.s. marshal, assassination, cia ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: chile, vermont, andes mountains
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Agent of Influence (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story: This story of espionage and counter-espionage is based on the novel by Ian Adams. Suspicious circumstances surrounded the mysterious death of a Canadian diplomat. At the height of The Cold War in October 1964, John Watkins, Canada's former ...
Style: realistic, bleak, captivating, exciting, rough ...
Plot: espionage, head of state, undercover, rebellion, state affairs, dishonesty, heroes, cold war, cia, diplomacy, intrigue, spying ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Off Limits (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: During a patrol, Julie and Simon, two police constables, injure a wealthy man who pointlessly killed their partner. This wealthy man in question turns out to be the son of a politician. This is why the two police constables are accused of brutality ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious
Plot: investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, working undercover, police, drug, chase, criminal, politician, duty, nightclub, patrol ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
3 Days in Havana (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Cuba
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A businessman gets caught up in an assassination plot when he travels to Cuba.
Style: humorous, suspenseful, captivating, tense, semi serious ...
Plot: conspiracy, assassination, politics, dishonesty, danger, murder, couples, society, road not taken, business, friend, torture ...
Time: 21st century
Place: cuba, havana cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Enemies Among Us (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: It's not politics as usual, or is it? The governor of Louisiana is about to become the vice-presidential candidate for his party but a murder and an international web spanning from South Africa to Pakistan and North Korea might just get in the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: assassination, campaign, danger, politics, political corruption, haunted by the past, dishonesty, rivalry, violent content, profanity, state affairs, sex ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Hanging Offense (2003)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: realistic, serious, bleak, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: obsession, murder, law enforcement, insomnia, anniversary, death of son, serial killer, nightmare, women, paranoia, woods, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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47%
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06/05 (2004)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on May 6, 2002. The movie is based upon the book "The sixth of May" by Tomas Ross.
Style: tense, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: murder, uncover truth, political conspiracy, dishonesty, assassination, life is a bitch, politics, state affairs, fighting the system, immigrant, conspiracy, animal life ...
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47%
The Man on the Balcony (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak, realistic
Plot: serial killer, child murder investigation, child murder, law enforcement, dishonesty, murder, vigilante, police, criminal heroes, dead children, sex maniac, dead child ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: stockholm sweden
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46%
And Baby Will Fall (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Expectant parents become prime suspects in the disappearance of a pregnant woman who was last seen at their garage sale. Model citizen David Rose runs a garden center and is a devoted house-father. Like his wife Ivy, who suffered two stillbirths, ...
Style: serious, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense ...
Plot: prison, infidelity, family relations, police detective, family problems, love affair, pregnancy, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, babies and infants, mysterious disappearance, investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Through the Air (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Vincent, a former air rifle champion lives a quiet life with his wife and his daughter. Despite his happy family life he ends up with economic problems. One day at the shooting range he meets the mysterious Renaud who promises him a solution to his ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: contract killing, parents and children, moral dilemma, conspiracy, couples, danger, family problems, family in crisis, contract killer, pig, debt, boat ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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43%
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Sea of Lies (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 180 min.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot: murder, false accusation, escape, prison life, life is a bitch, frame up, confined, dishonesty, prison, disappearance, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, mexico
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42%
Live Once, Die Twice (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Nicole Lauker unexpectedly loses her husband to a boating explosion accident that claims the lives of two people. An FBI investigation sparks speculation that it may not have been an accident after all.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot: investigation, danger, law enforcement, kidnapping, double life, abduction, faked death, obsession, ship, presumed dead, bigamy, boat ...
Time: 21st century
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42%
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Rich Kids (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 87 min.
Story: "Chicos ricos" obviously tells the story of two successful advertisers Andy and Tomás who worked outside the country and have now joined an agency in Buenos Aires. The film takes place almost entirely in a large house where both intend to ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot: drug dealing, prostitute, dishonesty, kidnapping, nudity, bondage, thief, sex, female nudity, party, prostitution, pubic hair
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: argentina, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 3.0
 159
Good Chemistry (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After picking up an alluring woman,Toby, a gifted chemist slumming as a high school teacher, is kidnapped by her violent boyfriend and ordered to use his skills to create methamphetamine for a group of drug traffickers. When Toby refuses, his ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, kidnapping, drug dealing, on the run, dishonesty, danger, drug abuse, chemistry, farm, confined, cons and scams, forced into action ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Jill Rips (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A tough guy goes undercover on a personal mission of vengeance into the hardcore world of S&M, to find out who's responsible for the death of his brother.
Style: tense, suspenseful, scary, serious, realistic ...
Plot: dominatrix, tough heroes, serial killer, vengeance, investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, death of brother, violent, prostitute, undercover cop, stripper ...
Time: 90s
Place: san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Murder on Pleasant Drive (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After Fran Smith disappears one day in mysterious circumstances, Fran's daughter Deanna and Fran's sister, Sherrie endlessly search for her with enduring hope. The most likely suspect in Fran's disappearance is her husband John, but ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious
Plot: missing person, investigation, dysfunctional family, law enforcement, injustice, family problems, dishonesty, private detective, remarry, couple relations, murder, serial killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Committed (1991)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A nurse is taken hostage by a patient pretending to be a doctor and is forced to administer to everyone.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, independent film ...
Plot: mental institution, doctor, murder, mistaken identity, nurse, power relations, dishonesty, mentally unstable, misfit, patient, trap, woman in danger ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
A Killer Within (2004)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Addison Terrill, a former district attorney now in a lucrative private practice, has what seems to be the perfect life. But life as he knows it is turned upside down when he arrives home from work late one night to find his wife brutally murdered ...
Style: suspenseful, mind bending, tense, serious, rough ...
Plot: murder, husband wife relationship, who done it, legal, dishonesty, law enforcement, legal action, false accusation, murder investigation, female bartender, female nudity, skinny dipping ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 4.5
 176
Truth Be Told (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Rayne Johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden opportunity for a new improved lifestyle, managing to outsmart the crooked cops who are very eager to see her disappear.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot: gang, fighting crime, hitman, criminal's revenge, vigilantism, danger, rivalry, car chase, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, police corruption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Absolute Deception (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A widowed reporter recruits the help of a federal agent to investigate her late husband's secrets, but the two become the target of unknown attackers. When FBI Agent John Nelson’s key informant, Miles, is abducted and shot, all that’s left ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic ...
Plot: murder, uncover truth, manhunt, undercover, investigation, special agent, danger, chases and races, law enforcement, dishonesty, couple relations, journalism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, australia, hong kong, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 4.2
 764
Night Eyes (1990)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A Beverly Hills home-security guard is seduced by a rock star's wife he monitors by video.
Style: sexy, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot: femme fatale, rock star, investigation, crumbling marriage, love and romance, couple relations, dishonesty, law enforcement, obsession, love affair, strong sexual content, erotica ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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