Movies like Eye in the Sky 2007
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Eye in the Sky (2007)
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Original name: 跟蹤
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit (Simon Yam) keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice (Kate Tsui) and the other on a notorious criminal (Tony Leung Ka Fai) he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from filmmaking duo Johnnie To and Nai-Hoi Yau. Of course, the criminal knows all along he's being watched. But that doesn't stop him from trying to pull off the biggest score of his career.
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, action thriller, rough, realistic, suspenseful, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, master criminal, police detective, fighting crime, police investigation, found footage, heist, law enforcement, rivalry, working undercover, agent, murder, surveillance, escapades, danger, spy, undercover agent, espionage, organized crime, forgery, art thief, undercover cop, chase, chases and races, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Most similar movies to Eye in the Sky
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and exciting films with plots about law enforcement, rivalry, gangster, gang, murder, undercover and danger mostly in Crime, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Eye in the Sky: Mission Park (2013), Cold Eyes (2013), PTU: Police Tactical Unit (2003), Black Ransom (2010), The Stool Pigeon (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Four friends from the rough side of town grow apart when two are consumed by a life of crime, and the other two become FBI agents sent deep undercover - to bring down those childhood friends.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
working undercover, special agent, drug dealing, police officer, ambition, undercover, friendship, danger, gang, law enforcement, criminal heroes, right hand man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
HA Yoon-ju becomes the newest member to a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high profile criminals. She teams up with HWANG Sang-Jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
partner, espionage, police investigation, fighting crime, partners against crime, law enforcement, heist, gang, surveillance, police, bank robbery, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
east asia, south korea, asia, korea, seoul
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two tactical unit leaders are forced to put aside their differences to help catch a group of robbers.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
rivalry, on the run, partner, master criminal, police investigation, gang, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, chases and races, stolen money, criminal heroes, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Over the course of one night, a team of cops frantically search for their colleague's missing gun.
Style:
neo noir, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, goofy hero, gang, partners against crime, rivalry, investigation, murder, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, master criminal, dishonesty ...
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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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, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, danger, vengeance, confined, murder, blackmail, hostage, police brutality, abduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, working undercover, undercover, law enforcement, danger, fighting crime, dishonesty, police detective, estrangement, gangster, spy, chinese mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
54%
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:
exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, gangster, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, police corruption, snitch, undercover, law enforcement, police, police shootout, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, murder, police investigation, partners against crime, gang, partner, tough law enforcer, master criminal, race against time, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, new york, china, usa
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A drama-thriller centered on a democratic election within an organized crime society.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, rough, neo noir ...
Plot:
organized crime, election, rise to the top, ego clash, rivalry, ambition, asian gangster, uninhibited rivalry, rules and policies, temperamental, merciless, elimination ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A crew of seasoned criminals led by the notorious Nam, armed with high-powered weapons, pulls off another smooth and violent armored car heist in broad daylight in a crowded street. Whoever tries to get in their way, they will show no mercy. This ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, crime drama ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
undercover, against the rules, police investigation, working undercover, tough law enforcer, master criminal, gain trust, law enforcement, chase, rivalry, gunfight, triad ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A major police operation to take down a notorious gang of bank robbers goes horribly wrong when a rooftop sniper opens fire, killing several police officers and causing an explosive distraction in which the robbers make their getaway. Commissioner ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, rivalry, chase, sniper, escapades, nypd, violent, violent content, chases and races, law enforcement, violence spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A Chinese immigrant to America is sucked up into the Chinese underworld when he finds greater acceptance in the arms of a small gang.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
car accident, kidnapping, christmas, sex scene, prostitution, martial arts, love, police corruption, fleeing, cinema, travel, murder ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, new york, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When a bomb went off unexpectedly during a police operation to disarm it, bomb disposal officer Poon Shing-Fung got caught in the blast and lost one of his legs. Poon decided to leave the police service. Three years later, the police suspect Poon, ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
police shootout, bomb, police officer killed, amnesia, escapades, danger, false accusation, undercover, undercover cop, memory loss, terrorist attack, workout ...
Place:
hong kong, china, nepal
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rookie policeman Shing (Louis Koo) grapples with right and wrong in this action-packed story about Hong Kong gangsters. Assigned to go undercover, Shing is so successful in playing the part of a gang member that he becomes right-hand man to gang ...
Style:
heroic, crime drama, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chinese mafia, undercover police officer, undercover agent, heroic bloodshed, triad, spy, organized crime, fight club, undercover, gang, criminal heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
42%
345
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a district within Hong Kong five gangs have an uneasy truce as they all work within the area. Chaos then ensues when triad leader Jimmy is shot. Jimmy's wife Cheung Wah then appoints his bodyguard Po as the temporary leader of the gang over ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, assassination attempt, tough heroes, danger, save the day, murder, politics, contests and competitions, car chase, couple relations, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Frank Wagner goes deeper undercover to infiltrate Europe's most dangerous Mafia, the Russian-est, consisting of ex - KGB officers.
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
police, police detective, rivalry, danger, drug dealing, organized crime, pursuit, nordic, drug traffic, criminal, swedish, infiltration ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Over the next 72 days, Detective Woo will push his skills to the limits and his team of cops to the edge as they conduct a manhunt for an elusive criminal. Woo takes the law into his own hands as the hunt becomes personal, and as his target may get ...
Style:
stylized, neo noir, fast, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, gangster, kung fu, chase, police, manhunt, police detective, cop, partner, criminal's revenge, chases and races, vengeance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seoul, south korea, paris france, hong kong
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two Hong Kong policewomen (Ida and Hon) take on a Japanese boss who has returned from a seven-year exile to retake his old turf.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, judo, fight, women, strong female lead, female fight, hot chick, gunfight, cop, partner, estate ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
During a period of widespread police corruption, Ti Lung is a stubborn cop who takes on both the mob and the political establishment.
Style:
heroic, fast, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, law enforcement, kung fu, martial arts, gunfight, dirty cop, undercover cop, murder, corruption, gangster, police detective, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, stylized, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, heroic bloodshed, hitman, vengeance, gangster, danger, murder, chef, professional killer, gunfight, violence, triad ...
Place:
hong kong, macau, china, asia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Set in Hong Kong and Vancouver, the story follows Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, lovers and professional thieves who are separated while fleeing the powerful Hong Kong underworld crime lord who raised and trained them. After being imprisoned in Hong ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
woman with a gun, gangster, renegade, betrayal, dishonesty, drug dealing, vengeance, criminal heroes, law enforcement, haunted by the past, love triangle, manhunt ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
It's a beautiful day in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg idyllic city park, when suddenly the unthinkable happens - gunfire amidst all people. Two gangsters shooting game against each other and a large police operation starts. The conflict grows ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
gang war, gangster, danger, tough law enforcer, vengeance, police surveillance, rivalry, police detective, law enforcement, nordic, murder, swedish ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A gorgeous lethal killer, brainwashed by the villain, makes a startling discovery in a mission to eliminate a person she can in no way imagine.
Style:
rough, captivating, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female assassin, female martial artist, martial arts, kung fu, female killer, femdom, revenge, heroes, danger, master villain, serial killer, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chinese mafia, triad, gangster, police, organized crime, spy, vengeance, murder, police investigation, survival, asian gangster, recruit ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1997, year 1995 ...
Place:
hong kong, asia, china, thailand
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, aesthetic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, drug lord, kung fu, fighting crime, fight, gang, police investigation, smuggling, rivalry, danger, working undercover, epic battle ...
Time:
20th century, year 2007, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A corporate assassination forces opportunistic double agents from three nations to fight to retrieve a high-tech computer disk containing schematics for a deadly weapon.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, hitman, working undercover, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, undercover, vengeance, spy, woman with a gun, covert operation, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
CID officer Tong gets himself entangled with a gang of killers from mainland China, who are out killing criminals to rob them of their money, and using an ideological basis to justify the killings as protecting mainland China from the criminal scum ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense, dark ...
Plot:
organized crime, robbery, police procedural, vigilantism, law enforcement, bandit, armed robbery, outlaw gang, fighting crime, police, gang, burglar ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
39%
626
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne.
Style:
captivating, exciting, bleak, tense, bloody ...
Plot:
triad, martial arts, female warrior, rivalry, betrayal, law enforcement, female martial artist, fight, killer, murder, danger, female fight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hotheaded cop Bill Zhu (Lau Ching-wan) gets relegated to the Emergency Unit after a dustup with his inept boss. When the mob kills Zhu's pal and ex-colleague (Francis Ng) during a turf-war hit, he rounds up his motley department cohorts and ...
Style:
heroic, neo noir, crime drama, bloody, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, police, chinese mafia, triad, swat team, heist, violent content, heroes, vengeance, escapades, tough law enforcer, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, asia, east asia, china, united kingdom
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Five men break into Frank Wagner's apartment. Frank is able to escape and seeks out the help of Johan Falk. Has someone leaked that Frank is working with the police? Frank and John do not know who knows what and who they can trust.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, rough ...
Plot:
police, organized crime, working undercover, danger, undercover, mafia, gang, law enforcement, double life, informant, nordic, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
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