Movies like Hell or High Water
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Hell or High Water (2016)
274K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Style:
realistic, suspense, neo western, neo noir, atmospheric, harsh, crime drama, suspenseful, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
robbery, bank robber, brother, texas ranger, bank robbery, redemption, small town, armed robbery, gunfight, bank, heist, desperation, casino, brother brother relationship, money, peril, shooting, chases and races, oil, criminal, social commentary, modern western, investigation, ranch, lawyer ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, future, y2k, 21st century
Place:
texas, nebraska, usa, oklahoma, california, united states of america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, neo noir, serious and intense films with plots about violence, murder, brutality, gun, vengeance, shot in the chest and violent mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Hell or High Water: No Country for Old Men (2007), Wind River (2017), True Grit (2010), Out of the Furnace (2013), Red Rock West (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, psychopath, shooting, serial killer, peril, desert, human nature, brutality, death, sheriff, cruelty, bounty hunter ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, america, austin texas ...
Similarity:
94%
311K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: UK, France, USA, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, neo western, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, snow, fbi, rape, native american reservation, murder investigation, winter, violence, fbi agent, forest, native american ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
wyoming, usa
Similarity:
90%
374K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style:
suspense, costume drama, visually appealing, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
old west, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, revenge, wild west, violence, gunfight, kick-butt women, dialogue, teenage girl, shooting ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 1900s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, usa, arkansas, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, realistic, rough, gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, drug dealer, small town, justice, vigilante, disappearance, deadend life, vigilantism, financial problem, violent, brothers ...
Time:
year 2013, 80s, 20th century, year 2008, 2010s ...
Place:
new jersey, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, indiana, appalachia ...
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his ...
Style:
neo noir, sexy, suspenseful, independent film, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, small town, femme fatale, twists and turns, unemployment, desert, war injury, crime gone awry, danger, murder, gas station, contract killer ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
texas, wyoming, usa
Similarity:
100%
530K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, brutal, harsh, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
revenge, cia, drug cartel, drug smuggling, hitman, brutality, fbi, fbi agent, black ops, cia agent, vigilantism, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
Similarity:
78%
153K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, black comedy, visually stunning, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, money, mafia, robbery, violence, betrayal, organized crime, twists and turns, greed, anti hero, prostitute ...
Time:
future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Following the death of his mother, J finds himself living with his estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Smurf, mother to the Cody boys. J quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world. But, as he soon ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, bleak, visually appealing, neo noir ...
Plot:
violence, organized crime, gangster, mafia, bad mother, investigation, justice, complex characters, vengeance, character study, drug dealer, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
australia, peru, melbourne, oceania, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
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792K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Obsessive master thief, Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective, Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, bleak, clever ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
robbery, heist, gunfight, bank robbery, police, cop, police detective, master criminal, thief, bank, chase, obsession ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, southern california
Similarity:
67%
154K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city's underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, suspense, brutal, retro ...
Plot:
prison, brother brother relationship, on the run, robbery, hospital, violence, mentally challenged person, brother, hoodie, marijuana, stolen money, patient ...
Time:
year 2017, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, bronx new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries.
Style:
cult classic, neo noir, gothic, action adventure, southern gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, gunfight, shootout, desert, gun fu, texas ranger, vietnam war, hardcore, gang, bank, bank robbery, blood ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
texas, latin america, mexico, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Style:
captivating, talky, bloody, stylized, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bounty hunter, winter, stagecoach, prisoner, gang, cold weather, old west, murder, snow, dark humor, brutality, twists and turns ...
Time:
19th century, year 2015, 2010s, victorian era, year 2016
Place:
wyoming, usa
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Style:
harsh, psychological, stylized, gloomy, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
motorcycle, haunted by the past, bank robbery, loner, bank robber, father son relationship, police, money problems, family relations, corruption, robbery, criminal ...
Time:
year 2012, future, y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
80%
444K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, rough, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, robbery, gunfight, romancing a criminal, group of criminals, thief, gang, organized crime, criminal gang, love affair, masked robber ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, florida, massachusetts
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
Style:
cult classic, road movie, black comedy, neo western, disturbing ...
Plot:
death, gunfight, revenge, dark humor, on the road, gangster, shootout, female nudity, organized crime, existentialism, insanity, prostitution ...
Time:
year 1974, 20th century, 70s
Place:
mexico, latin america, north america, mexico city
Similarity:
75%
349K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, ...
Style:
tense, harsh, psychological, clever, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
old west, gunfight, wild west, runaway, honor, outlaw, prisoner, gunslinger, sheriff, heroic mission, righting the wronged, gang ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 2007, 2000s, 1800s
Place:
arizona, tucson arizona, yuma arizona, usa, sonora ...
Similarity:
55%
512K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Style:
neo noir, tense, realistic, harsh, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
police corruption, ghetto, gang, corrupt cop, drug dealer, african american, rookie, dirty cop, mentor, twists and turns, gunfight, gang member ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense, enigmatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, police brutality, violence, tough guy, strip club, bank vault, shootout, armored truck, police, criminal, ex marine ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, california, london, usa
Similarity:
55%
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17K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a violent encounter with his boss' men, Roy finds a prostitute and sees something in her frightened, defiant eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is ...
Style:
road movie, neo noir, exciting, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
murder, storm, revenge, vengeance, prostitute, illness, hitman, cancer, mother daughter relationship, sea, anger, car accident ...
Time:
year 1988, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
autism, accountant, assassin, mathematics, lone hero, organized crime, twists and turns, vigilante, justice, hitman, violence, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 1989, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chicago, illinois, new hampshire, germany ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Style:
cult classic, clever, neo noir, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, gunfight, ransom, money, violence, gangster, crime gone awry, pregnancy, hostage, criminal, car chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
bolivia, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A cop (Matthew McConaughey) who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer (Emile Hirsch) in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister (Juno Temple).
Style:
neo noir, dark comedy, black comedy, sexy, creepy ...
Plot:
sex, violent, hitman, murder, dysfunctional family, cheating wife, contract killer, killer, greed, police detective, deal, nudity ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa, dallas texas, oklahoma, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Style:
suspense, road movie, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, prison, fugitives, life philosophy, moral ambiguity, on the run, boy, child abuse, road trip, small town, prison escape, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 90s, year 1963, year 1993
Place:
texas, austin texas, birmingham alabama, alaska, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Bonnie and Clyde is based on the true stories of the gangster pair Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow who in the 1930s began robbing banks in U.S. cities until they were eventually killed. The film is a major landmark in the aesthetic movement known as ...
Style:
road movie, controversial, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
lovers on the run, on the run, heist, bank robbery, fugitives, gang, true crime, bank robber, shootout, great depression, love and romance, crime spree ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
texas, oklahoma, missouri, midwest, usa ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Style:
neo noir, brutal, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
robbery, violence, mafia, organized crime, gangster, hitman, poker, brutality, crime gone awry, assassin, murder, sex ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2008, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida, new orleans
Similarity:
16%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
Style:
tense, cult classic, visually stunning, melancholic, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
police officer, fugitives, passion, prison, love triangle, chase, criminal heroes, escapades, on the road, storytelling, love, relationships ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
texas, midwest, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless ...
Style:
suspense, road movie, period piece, neo noir, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
texas ranger, modern western, bank robber, organized crime, great depression, killing spree, criminal gang, fighting crime, fbi, police, gangster, hunt down ...
Time:
1930s, year 1934
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas, america
Similarity:
100%
25K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Style:
tense, neo noir, detective, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, police officer, police investigation, police brutality, cop, corruption, investigation, profanity, rookie, robbery, partner, fighting the system ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, y2k, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, southern california, new jersey
Similarity:
25%
48K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he ...
Style:
neo noir, noir, retro, cult classic, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
safecracker, bank robbery, robbery, mafia, organized crime, character study, heist, criminal, bank robber, great ending, violence, betrayal ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
small town, police investigation, heist, gangster, gunfight, justice, corruption, criminal heroes, law enforcement, criminal, femme fatale, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, texas, arkansas, california, louisiana ...
Similarity:
24%
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