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Mean Dog Blues (1978)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Former TV documentary filmmaker Mel Stuart tries to inject an acceptable degree of verisimilitude in Mean Dog Blues. A victim of circumstance, country and western musician Paul Ramsey (Gregg Henry) finds himself on a Southern chain gang. Captain Omar Kinsman (George Kennedy) snarls a lot as the obligatory sadistic prison guard, but the film's real villains are Victor and Donna Lacey (William Windom and Tina Louise) as the Bonnie-and-Clyde couple who get Henry into trouble. Listed as editor is Housley Stevenson, the son of the late Hollywood character-actor Onslow Stevens.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, tense, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
prison, escape, female nudity, forest, murder, corruption, false accusation, rape, betrayal, life is a bitch, prison life, injustice, confined, dishonesty, power relations, tough heroes, violent content, dog, violence, criminal, homosexuality, prison rape, graphic violence, chain gang, drunk driving ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
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Most similar movies to Mean Dog Blues
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about prison, confined, prison life, life is a bitch, murder, escape and deadly mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Mean Dog Blues: Lust for Freedom (1987), A Letter from Death Row (1998), Marked Man (1996), Sea of Lies (2008), Mistrial (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former female cop is framed by corrupt police, acting in collusion with the local judge, and has to fight her way out of the pen, alone, against tough inmates, and the people in charge.
Style:
grindhouse, realistic, serious, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
women in prison, lesbian sex, adult filmmaking, female nudity, lesbianism, women's prison, lesbian, prison, false accusation, voyeurism, voyeur, nudity ...
Time:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller that takes you through the mind of convicted killer, Michael Raine, and his experiences on death row. Was he guilty of killing his girlfriend or was he a victim of a conspiracy to frame him for a crime he didn't commit? ...
Style:
independent film, tense, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
death row, execution, murder, injustice, heroes, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, amateur detective, life is a bitch, manhunt, state affairs, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
tennessee
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40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A jailed auto mechanic must run for his life after he witnesses the murder of a fellow inmate by two prison guards.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
frame up, murder, wrestling, chase, chases and races, life is a bitch, dishonesty, criminal heroes, on the run, confined, law enforcement, prison life ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Stefanie Ritter is actually quite happy with her life. When the charming pilot Kai Mertens turns up one day, Stefanie feels that tingling in her stomach again for the first time. For her birthday, he surprises her with a dream vacation in Mexico. ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
escape, murder, false accusation, confined, prison life, life is a bitch, frame up, prison, dishonesty, female protagonist, wrongful accusation, prison escape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, germany
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he takes the accused, the judge and the jury hostage...and begins a trial of his own.
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, who done it, courtroom, hostage, injustice, legal investigation, law enforcement, hotshot lawyer, false accusation, murder, confined, legal ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
new york, rome italy
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A dirty corrections officer gets involved in a murder plot involving one of the inmates.
Style:
political, independent film, cynical, biting, realistic ...
Plot:
prison, woman with a gun, blaxploitation, murder, security guard, corrupt, revolutionary, stoner, escape, unlikely partners, confined, cons and scams ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
montana, oregon, usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Conflict between a hardened prison inmate and a ruthless prison guard.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, tense, rough ...
Plot:
prison, law enforcement, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals, confined, life is a bitch, injustice, power relations, prison life, false accusation, false arrest, profanity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
88K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
Style:
brutal, realistic, tense, emotional, serious ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison life, convict, prison riot, jail, aryan brotherhood, prison gang, fighting the system, male nudity, brutality, court, organized crime ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him, but a visit from Pat brings him his worst nightmare.
Style:
neo noir, offbeat, grindhouse, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
exploitation, prison, criminal, illicit affair, underworld, erotica, revenge killing, escape, dishonesty, couple relations, rivalry, confined ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Similarity:
35%
686
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the anniversary of their son’s death, the only thing that keeps ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
prison, survival, haunted by the past, danger, confined, criminal heroes, twists and turns, prison life, prison fight, prison rape, supernatural, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A political thriller taking place during the Wounded Knee insurrection in 1973. Two activists are arrested and in the custody of the local sheriff's office. During their stay they are visited by a Nixon advisor, a lawyer, a senator and a movie ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, political ...
Plot:
political unrest, state affairs, injustice, rebellion, friendship, society, confined, prison, political activist, arrest, native, indigenous people ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the Attica Prison uprising of 1971.
Style:
political, cult classic, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
prison escape, jail, prison, prison riot, dungeon, fight scenes, ghetto, gang, prison life, confined, state affairs, criminal heroes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Peru, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young California surfer has to grow up in a hurry when he is thrown into a Peruvian political prison in 1980.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
prison, false arrest, prison life, frame up, confined, danger, survival, police corruption, law enforcement, escapades, jail, surfer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
peru
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A story, which takes place in 2013, describes the world overflowing with "dangerous" criminals due to the official termination of death penalty. The UN "blue helmets" under the directive from the central authority (i.e., One ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, sadistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison life, survival, friendship, island, confined, life is a bitch, leadership, serial killer, heroic mission, tough heroes, isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
34%
411
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two Peace Corps volunteers in Africa are framed and put into an oppressive women's prison.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
women in prison, prison, women's prison, female nudity, frame up, falsely accused, sexploitation, framed for a crime, imprisonment, fighting the system, life is a bitch, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A blind woman finds herself the target of an attacker again after the person originally convicted of her rape is found to be innocent of the crime.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense
Plot:
blindness, prison life, prison, life is a bitch, injustice, disability, false accusation, woman in danger, criminal's revenge, love, woman with a gun, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
453
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Randy commits a crime that would normally get him probation and a hefty fine, but in the "three-strikes" world of justice, he finds himself locked up for 25 years. His cellmate Jake is a congenial yet remorseless lifer who casually informs ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic
Plot:
homosexual rape, gay, power relations, life is a bitch, criminal heroes, prison life, going straight, confined, fighting the system, murder, false accusation, dishonesty ...
Similarity:
33%
875
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Director Phil Karlson harks back to the no-nonsense, no-thrills directness of his 1950s "B" pictures in Framed. Joe Don Baker plays Ron, a high-rolling gambler that always seems to loose his big scores. Framed by the film's villains ...
Style:
neo noir, grindhouse, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, police corruption, false accusation, frame up, political corruption, violence, wrongful imprisonment, murder, gambler, revenge, police, explosions ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A father's eight year old son is murdered in a gangland shooting. The father (Boris Kodjoe) gets himself thrown into prison to avenge his son's death.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, murder, vigilantism, vengeance, criminal heroes, prison life, redemption, dishonesty, police investigation, life is a bitch, law enforcement, confined ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
1990s. Gangster Kiev. A team of four men is assigned to deliver a girl from Prague, nicknamed "The Stranger." As the sister of a recently arrested criminal called Babai, her testimony could damage some important people.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, betrayal, dishonesty, love, murder, criminal heroes, witnessing a crime, brutality, gang, danger, life is a bitch, political intrigue ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
russia, eastern europe, czech republic, europe, prague ...
Similarity:
33%
439
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When a young man is sent to a prison workhouse for a crime he did not commit his friend on the outside must find evidence to clear his name.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
false accusation, culture clash, friendship, prison life, dishonesty, prison, haunted by the past, injustice, life is a bitch, hopes, introspection, isolation ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
33%
710
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A sexy stuntwoman gets herself thrown into prison to avenge the death of her sister.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
women in prison, women's prison, prison, lesbianism, female protagonist, female nudity, heroin, lesbian, female exploitation, murder, nudity, sex ...
Time:
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Similarity:
32%
431
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seattle undercover narc Jackie Parker (Connie Stevens) is out to bust the drug smuggling ring commanded by Philip Bianco.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
seattle, washington d.c.
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is ...
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
prison, police corruption, vengeance, gang, survival, frame up, lone hero, gunfight, mistaken identity, drug dealing, criminal heroes, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
california, new jersey, san francisco
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
courtroom, witness, law, kidnapping, organized crime, murder, prison, power relations, injustice, restaurant, confined, danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Finland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three American students vacationing in Finland, cross the border into Russia for fun of it. When they are spotted by the Russian soldiers who are shooting to kill, it's not fun anymore. Captured and thrown in jail, they find it's not fun ...
Style:
suspense, stylized, harsh, serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
prison, violence, torture, blood, kgb, stereotypes, politics, false accusation, state affairs, confined, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s
Place:
russia, finland, helsinki finland, soviet union, new jersey ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Dwudziestosześcioletni Łukasz, niesłusznie posądzony o napad na starszą kobietę, trafia do aresztu śledczego. Adwokat wynajęty przez matkę bezskutecznie próbuje go stamtąd wydostać. Pod wpływem dramatycznych wydarzeń w celi ...
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
prison life, prison, miscarriage of justice, immorality, prisoner, criminal, innocence, murder, coincidence, jail, social problems, jail cell ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
poland
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A former kingpin of the streets, Miles “Cain” Skinner is doing life in prison. He is feared and respected among the inmates. When Cain learns that his sentence will be shortened only by brain cancer, his urgency to change his ways goes into ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, crime drama, captivating ...
Plot:
life sentence, prison life, prison, terminal illness, tough heroes, parents and children, hopes, family problems, life is a bitch, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After surviving a sneak attack on himself and fellow agents Jimmy and Gene as they were transporting drug kingpin Raymond Manta out of a Mexican jail, FBI agent Jeff Douglas becomes an uwitting pawn of the White Hand drug cartel. Mistakenly told ...
Style:
suspense, independent film, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
die hard, vigilantism, murder, drug abuse, hostage, law enforcement, rivalry, vengeance, fighting crime, master criminal, heroes, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada, mexico
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, tough heroes, manhunt, violence spree, gang, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, murder, heroes, revenge, fugitives, prison escape ...
Similarity:
31%
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