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The Scrapper (2012)
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The Scrapper (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: He was only a teen when his brother, Syd, took their parents' lives. Now Robbie Hood lives a boring, safe life where chances are far and few between. Rage builds, and Robbie's life takes three turns: A bar brawling legend, an underground street fighter and a modern day, bank-robbing "Robin Hood." When the past comes back to haunt the young Scrapper, it'll take more than a gun to stop him.
Style: rough, serious, realistic, tense
Plot: against the odds, rich and poor, vigilantism, teenage life, society, heroes, love, gang, brother brother relationship, fight, robin hood, siblings relations, killer, warrior, theft, robbery, blood, family feud, stealing, kickass, heist, gun, fighting, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary

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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 rivalry, gang, heroes, fight, martial arts, violence and fighting mostly in Action, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Scrapper: Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005), Stryker (2004), True Blood (1989), Puncture Wounds (2014), Kill the Shogun (1975). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: "From the day I was born I had to fight to survive. I fought everyone and everything that came in front of me. On the streets, confessions are made in Blood. They say that when you confess your sins, only then can you be redeemed. This is my ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Stryker (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The film follows a 14-year-old arsonist in Winnipeg who becomes involved in a turf war between the Indian Posse and the Asian Bomb Squad (a now defunct Filipino gang). He is known only as Stryker, a slang term for a prospective gang member.
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Place: winnipeg, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
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True Blood (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Ray Trueblood, member of a street gang, is framed by an enemy of a rival gang, Billy "Spider" Masters. Ray is accused of killing a cop and he has to escape leaving behind his little brother, Donny. Ten years later Ray returns to his ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, frame up, vengeance, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, criminal heroes, family relations, siblings relations, brother brother relationship, false accusation, woman with a gun, violent content ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Puncture Wounds (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After returning home from a traumatic tour of duty in Iraq, John finds himself struggling with PTSD. What little peace he had managed to build around him is shattered one fateful day when he rescues a local call girl from a group of violent Aryan ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, suspense ...
Plot: gang, heroes, gangster, post traumatic stress, criminal, saving a life, showdown, post traumatic stress disorder, changing lives, lifestyle change, fighting crime, ex soldier ...
Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Kill the Shogun (1975)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Action-drama set during the 1904 occupation of Korea (by Japan). An incident is sparked when the Japanese force the Korean soldiers to strip off their uniforms. Two of the Korean soldiers refuse and go on a rampage against the Japanese, forcing them ...
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Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hong kong, china, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Only the Strong (1993)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses his capoeira skills to kick ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, independent film
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, fight, high school, kung fu, mixed martial arts, capoeira, friends, school, youth, teacher, karate, hardcore ...
Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: usa, miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung-Fu school in Taiwan has designs on bringing all other ...
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Place: taiwan, asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 4.2
 597
Honor (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Greencard Warriors (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 90 min.
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Style: serious, realistic, captivating, tense, exciting ...
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Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
One Down, Two to go (1982)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy.
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Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 1982, 80s, 70s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Shaolin warrior Tung Chien-chen is injured in battle against the hated Wu Tang clan, and nursed back to health by a knife-throwing master. As he recovers, Tung learns this deadly art, and also falls in love with his teacher's daughter. But when ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful
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⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Duration: 100 min.
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Style: tense, serious, rough, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 20th century, 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Pushed to the Limit (1992)
Genre: Action, Drama
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⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 6.3
 720
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 238
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 2K
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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 5.6
 845
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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 177
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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 3.2
 350
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