Movies like Absolution 2015
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Absolution (2015)
4K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Romania, USA, Ukraine
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, running a human trafficking operation, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal to the government agency that hired him.
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, suspense, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, freeze frame, f word
Plot:
on the run, damsel in distress, conspiracy, corruption, chase, organized crime, dark past, gangster, spy, martial arts, revenge, fight, kung fu, prostitute, money, drug addict, psychopath, karate, violence, friendship, hitman, mercenary, assassin, bodyguard, female nudity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, eastern europe, odessa ukraine, ukraine, russian
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Most similar movies to Absolution
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out f word, surprise ending, independent film and suspense films with plots about brawl, gun, hand to hand combat, fight, deception, gunfight and martial arts mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Absolution: End of a Gun (2016), Killing Salazar (2016), Xtreme (2021), A Good Man (2014), Code of Honor (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A mall security guard -- and former federal agent -- crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after he saves a woman from danger.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, suspense, freeze frame, independent film ...
Plot:
police detective, martial arts, rescue, betrayal, brutality, chase, aikido, violence, murder, death, security guard, caper ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france, houston texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon find themselves at the center of an ambush as the drug lord's former associates launch an ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, surprise ending ...
Plot:
female warrior, drug lord, battles, organized crime, violence, betrayal, witness protection, deception, chase, mob boss, crime boss, murder ...
Place:
ukraine, romania, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Place:
spain, barcelona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment complex. But when one of his tenants and her family fall under the thumb of a Russian gangster, ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
martial arts, terrorist, gangster, save the day, gang, danger, rivalry, gory, crime boss, murder, hostage, organized crime ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
russia, bucharest, romania, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politicians with extreme prejudice until his mission is complete. His former protégé, William Porter, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
bare breasts, stripper, vigilante, danger, brutality, murder, anti hero, sociopath, gangster, tough guy, fbi agent, chase ...
Similarity:
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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:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Singapore
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, surprise ending, anamorphic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, one man army, murder, assassination, super soldier, danger, secret identity, revenge, hired killer, mission, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, singapore
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous ...
Style:
bloody, suspense, neo noir, brutal, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, hitman, assassin, one man army, one against many, violence, lone hero, blood, vengeance, tough guy, betrayal, chase ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, new york, north america, manhattan new york city, rome italy ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
aikido, female warrior, martial arts, terrorist plot, conspiracy, hitman, secret agent, fbi agent, cia agent, woman fights a man, undercover, terrorist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
sonora, el paso texas, istanbul turkey, mexico
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When former black ops operative Tom Steele and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysterious female prisoners. Before long, an elite force of mercenaries assault the prison in search ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, martial arts, partner, chase, rescue, confined, tough heroes, master warrior, on the run, danger, jail, die hard ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
texas, oregon, usa
Similarity:
46%
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:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Cavalier contract killer Lee-Seng (Rob Young) flees his vengeful employer and a ruthless assassin (James Trevena-Brown) after failing to eliminate a team of vigilantes intent on ridding their city of drug dealers. Meanwhile, as the bullets start to ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
on the run, hitman, betrayal, rivalry, danger, vengeance, law enforcement, showdown, murder, deception, survival, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, rivalry, criminal heroes, danger, chases and races, violence spree, mob hit, mob boss, murder, corruption, gangster, one against many ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cuba, prague, europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, China, USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.
Style:
intense, suspense, brutal, bloody, action thriller ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, organized crime, mole, police shootout, mercenary, police, danger, murder, chase, police station, fistfight ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sex slavery, martial arts, ak 47, gangster, strong sexual content, tough law enforcer, tough heroes, vengeance, rivalry, master criminal, police investigation, fight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand, usa, asia, new jersey, cambodia ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, hostage, dishonesty, rivalry, disorder, daring rescue, female warrior, hired killer, gangster, chases and races, death, fight ...
Place:
bucharest, romania
Similarity:
39%
17K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, tough guy, child in peril, martial arts, danger, tough heroes, daring rescue, missing child, organized crime, father son relationship, police detective, murder ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, eastern europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, Australia, UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A retired assassins past catches up with him and his brutality surfaces as he goes on a final killing spree to make things right.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
retired, brutality, killing spree, haunted by the past, gunfight, danger, rescue, tough guy, murderer, investigation, chase, surveillance ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
39%
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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:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Aruba
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, martial arts, prison, good versus evil, prisoner, frame up, chinese mafia, organized crime, gangster, murder, vengeance, one against many ...
Place:
hong kong, china, paris france, asia, new york ...
Similarity:
39%
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:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his ...
Style:
intense, suspense, exciting, fast paced, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
agent as target, espionage, chase, undercover, hitman, home invasion, gangster, gunfight, weapons, danger, conspiracy, mercenary ...
Time:
year 2014, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
south africa, europe, london, barcelona, africa
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord…
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, ambiguous ending, surprise ending, action thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly
Plot:
mercenary, rescue mission, one against many, kidnapping, ex special forces, one man army, machismo, child kidnapping, death threat, tough guy, jungle, child ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irina Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Poland that he's helping out ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
tough heroes, rescue, danger, friendship, secret code, human trafficking, orphan, martial arts, obsessive quest, righting the wronged, undercover, race against time ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland, montreal, eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in ...
Style:
emotional, exciting, suspenseful, anime, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, yakuza, martial arts, police investigation, killer, bodyguard, assassin, violence, mind control, contract killer, danger, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, china, san francisco, vancouver, shanghai ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, chase, murder, brutality, violence, betrayal, gunfight, fight, deception, death, martial arts, marine ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
british columbia
Similarity:
38%
18K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with ...
Style:
tense, suspense, perverse, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female warrior, violence, female assassin, female protagonist, conspiracy, tough girl, woman with a gun, female killer, hand to hand combat, one woman army, robbery, bank ...
Place:
cape town south africa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A man wakes in a hospital with no memory, and quickly finds himself on the run in a locked down hospital with the Cartel on his tail.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
thug, amnesiac, amnesia, gangster, hospital, crime scene, race against time, memory loss, trap, deathtrap, memory lapse, vigilante ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico, arizona
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, exciting, freeze frame ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, revenge, rescue, niece, martial arts, on the run, crime boss, pursuit, chase, crooked sheriff, uncle niece relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
texas, southern usa, arizona, sonora, mexico
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, martial arts, gang, chase, investigation, murder, gangster, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, death in the family, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
37%
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