Movies like Players of the Game
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Players of the Game (1996)
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Original name: Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (English: Player of Players) is a 1996 Bollywood wrestling action thriller starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former World Wrestling Federation wrestlers "Crush" and Brian Lee as "The Undertaker". It was one of the highest grossing movie of the year. It was the fourth installment in the Khiladi (film series).
Style:
masala
Plot:
fight to the death, love, martial arts, karate, violence, love triangle, torture, betrayal, murder, tough guy, faith, wrestling, suicide, missing person, rescue, wrestler, brutality, anger, vengeance, rivalry, villainess, one against many, brother brother relationship, henchman, sister sister relationship ...
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Most similar movies to Players of the Game
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and suspense films with plots about murder, tough guy, gunfight, shootout, shot to death, blood and fistfight mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Players of the Game: International Khiladi (1999), Back in Action (1994), Mahaan (2022), Deadly Target (1994), Sapoot (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
International Khiladi is a Hindi action thriller film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles. The film want to done moderately at the box office.
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, unrequited love, gangster, rivalry, murder, testimony, planting evidence, trial, police officer, betrayal, perjury, witness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
india, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two men have different motivations but the same goal when they team up and mount an assault on a powerful drug gang.
Style:
erotic, suspense, independent film, detective, neo noir ...
Plot:
martial arts, organized crime, swat team, vigilante, martial artist, unrequited love, kickboxing, final showdown, karate, green beret, mobster, wrestling ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A man's family leaves him when he strays from the path of ideological living in his search for personal freedom. However, as he realizes his ambitions, he also misses the presence of his son in his life. Having fulfilled his dream of becoming a ...
Style:
surprise ending, cult classic, independent film, epic, masterpiece
Plot:
violence, father son relationship, gangster, brutality, mafia, revenge, friendship, fight, gang, mob boss, vengeance, blood ...
Time:
2020s, 90s
Place:
india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Style:
suspense, independent film, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chinese mafia, triad, cop, gangster, gang, vengeance, tough heroes, heroes, rivalry, chases and races, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, usa, asia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Film starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Karisma Kapoor
Plot:
brother brother relationship, organized crime, crime boss, death of father, rivalry, revenge, mental retardation, two man army, police officer, brother brother conflict, gangster, father son relationship ...
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46%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A Bombay police officer seeks revenge when his brother is killed by a powerful underworld figure. Things get complicated when a matinee movie idol begins to tag along the policeman so he can research a movie role.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, realistic, humorous, remake of american film
Plot:
one man army, murder, revenge, actor, one against many, sister in law sister in law relationship, love, tough cop, fistfight, two man army, martial arts, friendship between men ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
Style:
suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer cracker, monster, renegade, gangster, police detective, undercover, prostitute, chase, cop, partner, police corruption, against the odds ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
43%
9K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A vengeful drug-dealer/gangster targets and terrorizes an entire police unit and their families.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
marriage proposal, death of wife, fighting crime, law enforcement, tough heroes, tough law enforcer, rivalry, love affair, brother brother relationship, murder, good versus evil, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two years after the murder of his son and father, a retired hitman sets in motion a carefully crafted revenge plan against the killer: his own brother.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, hood, thrilling ...
Plot:
hitman, sword fight, murder, female warrior, vengeance, revenge, gang, criminal gang, showdown, criminal, killer, bandit ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain, barcelona
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Style:
exciting, cult classic, suspense, detective, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hitman, police officer, one man army, revenge, police, mafia, gangster, chase, police investigation, police corruption, car chase ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
chicago, usa, texas, new jersey
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Style:
independent film, christmas horror, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, karate, police, serial killer, xmas, martial arts tournament, santa claus, kung fu, blaxploitation, immunity, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
vietnam, asia, los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
WWE Superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin returns as Jake Carter where he is assigned to protect a whistleblower who wishes to expose a corrupt military defence contractor. However, the military hires a heavily armed team of mercenaries to kill ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
female killer, escape, faked death, marine, military, one man army, fight, rescue, police detective, martial arts, fistfight, surveillance ...
Place:
british columbia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, gangster, vigilante, lone hero, murder, vengeance, jamaican, violence, hand to hand combat, drug lord, voodoo ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
jamaica, usa, chicago, colombia, latin america ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hospital, revenge, vigilante, martial arts, vengeance, violence, hitman, one man army, coma, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1983, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jack Davis is a tough, outspoken cop who finds himself wrongly accused for the death of a fellow agent by the depraved and power hungry chief of Miami Customs, Martin Cullen. Disgraced and dismissed, Jack swears revenge and goes to work for Roberto ...
Style:
erotic, suspense, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
passionate sex, passionate kiss, bodyguard, extramarital affair, nudity, sex scene, passion, desire, sexual attraction, oral sex, computer cracker, adultery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
miami, florida, cuba
Similarity:
37%
880
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A Russian gang operating in Leeds with no respect for the laws of England, traffic Eastern Europeans in containers then enslave them, the women to sex, the men to illegal fights. They cross local businessman Gabe Taylor and a war escalates, but when ...
Style:
suspenseful, emotional, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
brother brother relationship, gang, kidnapping, cell phone, father daughter relationship, crime boss, strip club, fistfight, prostitute, vengeance, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark ...
Style:
brutal, suspense, entertaining, funny, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
one man army, tough guy, secret identity, retribution, revenge, martial arts, one against many, home invasion, twists and turns, vigilante, chase, vengeance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
america, usa, pentagon
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
Style:
crying, scenic, cult classic, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, undercover, fight, hand to hand combat, gangster, father son relationship, tough cop, tough guy, one against many, fistfight, one man army ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, beijing china, asia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam (Surya), a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s (Radha Ravi) wish. Durai ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
chase, police investigation, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, fall in love, police officer, police, crime boss, murder, abduction, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
gunfight, shootout, revenge, christmas, gang warfare, murder, grieving father, criminal, murderer, bandit, christmas eve, martial arts ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
texas
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities ...
Style:
perverse, retro, crime drama, action adventure, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, crime boss, hand to hand combat, kidnapping, rescue, shootout, blood, two man army, drug lord, violence, hostage ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
hong kong, new york, asia, usa, china ...
Similarity:
34%
693
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Police Inspector Ram Yadav is a honest, handsome, and incorruptible young man. He lives with his sister-in-law, Shakuntala, and elder brother, Raj . A lovely yet petty thief, Pooja admires Ram so much that she moves in to his house in the guise of a ...
Plot:
revenge, poisoning, brother in law sister in law relationship, muslim, tough cop, murder of a pregnant woman, tough guy, one man army, coma, hindu, evil man, villain ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A former cop returns to challenge a plot to escalate gang violence in the streets of Los Angeles.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, cannon, vigilantism, kung fu, gang warfare, police detective, teenage life, gang, hostage, gangster, against the odds, urban ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
34%
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650
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Judge Somnath lives with his wife, three sons, and a daughter. Two of his sons, Vikram and Mohan are married, while his daughter, Kaamna, and youngest son, Ravi, are of marriageable age. Somnath had wanted his sons to be a doctor, police officer, ...
Plot:
rape victim, woman in labor, fugitive, death of sister, insult, temper, vengeance, law student, child murders a child, anger, judge, death of father ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old ...
Style:
psychotronic, crime drama, cult classic, independent film, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, karate, kung fu, teacher student relationship, one against many, hand to hand combat, friendship, aikido, father son estrangement, homecoming, showdown, crime boss ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In St. Jude, drug dealers and corrupt cops have destroyed an urban neighborhood. But newcomer, Hong, has the fighting skills and moral vision to save this town from itself.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fight, martial arts, rivalry, vigilantism, one man army, police corruption, small town, gang, master warrior, righting the wronged, tough heroes, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Romania
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both ...
Style:
exciting, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vengeance, hitman, kickboxing, assassin, sniper, gang rape, fight, assassination, chases and races, tough heroes, martial arts, tough guy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bucharest, ukraine, eastern europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, vengeance, gang, death of wife, tough heroes, rivalry, murder, gangster, organized crime, violence, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2011, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, british columbia, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord's money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target of the gang's vengeance.
Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
drug lord, vengeance, murder, car chase, attempted murder, violence, death, betrayal, organized crime, police, arms dealer, crime boss ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, cambodia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, realistic, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, one against many, danger, law enforcement, group of strangers, save the day, heroes, fight, brutality, released from prison, heist gone wrong, crime scene ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, asia, beijing china
Similarity:
31%
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