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Running Out of Time (1999)
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Original name: 暗戰
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Style:
sexy, suspense, neo noir, dramatic, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terminal illness, revenge, thief, chase, cross dressing, race against time, heist, gunfight, heroic bloodshed, buddy cop, police, friendship, hostage, negotiator, maverick cop, chinese mafia, organized crime, die hard, murder, master criminal, negotiation, chases and races, rivalry, law enforcement, perfect crime ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and heroic films with plots about rivalry, gangster, violence, law enforcement, heroic bloodshed, gunfight and shootout mostly in Crime, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Running Out of Time: Invisible Target (2007), Infernal Affairs III (2003), Infernal Affairs II (2003), Infernal Affairs (2002), Legacy of Rage (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Three cops team up to bring down a criminal gang of seven, who have their own hidden agenda.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chase, gang, car chase, hostage, vigilantism, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, fighting crime, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Infernal Affairs III is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is the third installment in the Infernal Affairs film series, and is both a sequel and a semi-prequel to the original film, as it intercuts events ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, triad, mob boss, police detective, undercover cop, gang war, twists and turns, mole, working undercover, hidden identity, police investigation, mind game ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Place:
hong kong, asia, china, thailand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, police, working undercover, mole, undercover, triad, mob boss, mafia, double life, cop, violent ...
Time:
future, y2k, year 2004, 2000s, year 2002 ...
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia, india
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police detective, hostage, law enforcement, master criminal, confined, chases and races, rivalry, time, cat and mouse, deception, investigation, illusion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Brandon plays Brandon Ma, a regular working Joe who holds down two jobs, so he can support his girlfriend May and his dream of owning a motorcycle. Brandon's best friend is Michael, an ambitious and murderous dope peddler. Michael covets May ...
Style:
heroic, crime drama, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, crime drama, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, heroes, gunfight, triad, partner, gangster, battles, friends, hitman, criminal heroes, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, thailand
Similarity:
46%
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
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In this "cops and robbers" film, a raid on a jewelry store staged by a band of amateur hold-up artists goes horribly wrong, leading to a shoot-out. The elite Organized Crime Bureau team, headed by Captain Ching King Gen, is poised to go ...
Style:
heroic, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, organized crime, gunfight, rivalry, crime gone awry, law enforcement, criminal heroes, store, wooing, heist, disorder, mugging ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tung and Ching were both adopted by the same master. But later Ching was abducted by the eunuch-Chan. Ching grew up and became scientist Li's assistant and Tung married officer Lau. Chat had escaped from Chan at 15 and became a thief-catcher. ...
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, surreal, fast
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, flying guillotine, kickass women, badass female lead, bounty hunter, superhuman powers, gunfight, strong female lead, wire fu, kickass ...
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; in order to do this he must obtain some handguns; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or ...
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, action thriller, crime drama, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, organized crime, robbery, gangster, heist, male bonding, police, police officer, triad, working undercover, undercover, undercover cop ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, hawaii
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's ...
Style:
tense, harsh, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, gunfight, dark hero, killer, police detective, assassin, heroic bloodshed, fall in love, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
japan, hong kong, china, asia, macau ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two triad leaders vie for the right to manage a string of casinos in Macau which sparks an exhausting battle. A twist of fate brings the two gangster bosses together in collaboration, but rumors have it otherwise. A murderous plot unfolds.
Style:
heroic, neo noir, crime drama, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
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32%
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:
30%
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 ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, master criminal, police detective, police investigation, fighting crime, found footage, law enforcement, heist, rivalry, working undercover, agent, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Gangsters abound in this lively, romantic crime drama that is set in Shanghai during WW II. The tale of Taiwanese patriot Hsu Wen-Chiang begins as he is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ting Lik, a kindly beggar who is ...
Style:
heroic, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, triad, gangster, world war two, friendship, love triangle, tough heroes, friends, love and romance, vengeance, unfulfillment ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
taiwan, asia, china, shanghai
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after releasing him from custody during a drug bust.
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police corruption, martial arts, partner, gangster, disorder, law enforcement, gang, drug dealing, crime gone awry, dishonesty, police investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
asia, hong kong, singapore
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Li Ah Chai, in this sequel to Rich and Famous.
Style:
crime drama, cult classic, exciting, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are ...
Style:
bloody, cult classic, heroic, fast, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, heroic bloodshed, kung fu, police officer, fight club, police, gangster, betrayal, frame up, police corruption, partner, police detective ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. Jockey Club
Style:
neo noir, heroic, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, car chase, triad, chinese mafia, cop, heist, battles, law enforcement, rivalry, chases and races, on the run, confined ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An ultra-violent and ultra-gritty tale of desperate Chinese would-be jewel thieves hoping to make a quick, effortless score in Hong Kong. Naturally, things go afoul, and the gang must hide out until the heat dies down, besmirched with the blood of ...
Style:
crime drama, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A team of Interpol agents arrive in the city to testify against a local crime lord. However on the way to court the vehicle carrying the Triad boss is attacked and the crime lord snatched, not by his own people but by another foe.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, undercover, police investigation, partners against crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, heroes, police corruption, hitman, police detective, gangster, partner ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The taciturn police commander Zhang leads an undercover drugs team and in his continuous battle against the ubiquitous drug barons, takes up arms against his arch enemy, Timmy Choi. When he gets hold of Choi, he makes a deal with him: in exchange ...
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war on drugs, undercover, drug cartel, whistleblower, mole, criminal, criminal heroes, working undercover, recruit, betrayal, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
fast, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful clutch of their gang leader.
Style:
heroic, realistic, serious, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, triad, chinese mafia, gunfight, martial arts, gangster, law enforcement, heroes, betrayal, danger, dishonesty, vengeance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
asia, hong kong
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Triad leader Hung considers leaving the world of the gangsters, a brutal war begins in the world of jiang-hu. Meanwhile, an internal conflict begins between Hung and his best man, Left-Hand.
Style:
tense, crime drama, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, triad, criminal heroes, right hand man, heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, underworld, brotherhood, organized crime, power struggle, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
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