Movies like Sleepless
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Sleepless (2017)
33K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. In one sleepless night he will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation and bring the kidnappers to justice.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, exciting, tense, surprise ending, neo noir, remake of french film
Plot:
organized crime, undercover cop, suspense, kidnapping, police corruption, rescue, brutality, father son relationship, police detective, race against time, betrayal, murder, criminal, car chase, corruption, mercilessness, police officer killed, black cop, tough cop, gangsters, martial arts, drugs, police, undercover, war ...
Place:
las vegas
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out surprise ending, neo noir, suspenseful and tense films with plots about chase, violence, punched in the face, held at gunpoint, gunfight, murder and escape mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Sleepless: Den of Thieves (2018), 21 Bridges (2019), I Am Wrath (2016), Black and Blue (2019), Project Power (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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, tense, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, police brutality, bank robbery, strip club, tough guy, suspense, gunfight, police, criminal, fbi, divorce, deception ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, london, usa, california
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A disgraced NYPD detective after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, tense, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police officer killed, nypd, police, corrupt cop, conspiracy, police officer, fbi agent, hostage, corruption, murder, chase ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, philadelphia, usa, brooklyn new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
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75%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.
Style:
tense, exciting, bleak, surprise ending, neo noir
Plot:
revenge, murder, police corruption, vengeance, brutality, violence, gangsters, paranoia, sociopath, suspense, warrior, vigilantism ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Exposure follows a rookie Detroit African-American female cop who stumbles upon corrupt officers who are murdering a drug dealer, an incident captured by her body cam. They pursue her through the night in an attempt to destroy the footage, but to ...
Style:
tense, bleak, surprise ending, neo noir, slang
Plot:
corrupt cop, police, suspense, ghetto, african american, corruption, betrayal, rookie, drug lord, police corruption, organized crime, drug dealer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.
Style:
psychotronic, suspenseful, perverse, enigmatic, intellectual ...
Plot:
superhero, experimental drug, drug lord, super strength, superhuman powers, super powers, mad scientist, police, drugs, evolution, strength, alligator ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
new orleans, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Accountant similar movies
74K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, intense ...
Plot:
heist, betrayal, corrupt cop, murder, bank robbery, police corruption, suspense, violence, gangsters, strip club, mafia, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, los angeles, atlanta georgia, tel aviv israel, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A madman captures a young boy and rigs him with explosives. Ray Fitzpatrick, still haunted by the loss of his own son, will defy orders to stop the clock and save a life
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, rough, neo noir ...
Plot:
countdown, wrestling, race against time, police, bomb, kidnapping, hostage, child in peril, criminal, mercilessness, brutality, little boy ...
Place:
seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Style:
tense, bleak, captivating, brutal, neo noir ...
Plot:
nurse, ambulance, gang, police, hospital, corruption, criminal, police detective, conspiracy, chase, anger, machismo ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
cincinnati ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, entertaining, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
police, police detective, tough guy, buddy cop, police partner, chase, police officer, race against time, investigation, friendship between men, undercover cop, nightclub ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
florida, usa, north america, mexico city, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female assassin, female protagonist, tough girl, female warrior, one woman army, heist, conspiracy, suspense, woman with a gun, deception, violence, fear ...
Place:
washington d.c., cape town south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies similar to The Gray Man
106K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Style:
intense, emotional, tense, factual, inspirational ...
Plot:
terrorism, police, tragedy, fbi, gunfight, suspense, terrorist, manhunt, explosions, violence, investigation, chase ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, boston, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, perverse ...
Plot:
hitman, jail cell, police, gunfight, con artists, assassin, prison, rookie, murder, suspense, arrest, small town ...
Time:
future
Place:
nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
John Wick is on the run for two reasons… he’s being hunted for a global $14 million dollar open contract on his life, and for breaking a central rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim was a member of the High Table who ...
Style:
brutal, exciting, tense, harsh, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
one man army, vengeance, gunfight, criminal's revenge, tough guy, murder, revenge, martial arts, rescue, hitman, brutality, dark hero ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
sahara, new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, north africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives ...
Style:
stylized, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, police, police corruption, aikido, betrayal, kidnapping, police investigation, martial arts, gangsters, secret service, justice, suspense ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
Style:
sincere, disturbing, psychological, perverse, neo noir ...
Plot:
heiress, strong female character, female bodyguard, bodyguard, female warrior, one woman army, female protagonist, tough girl, kidnapping, murder, chase, betrayal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
morocco, england, sudan, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies like Jason Bourne
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, neo noir, surprise ending
Plot:
corrupt cop, police, survival, death of friend, swat team, suspense, chase, brutality, police chase, murder, husband wife relationship, self mutilation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
suspense, monster, police officer, renegade, police detective, prostitute, undercover, gangsters, chase, computer cracker, police corruption, working undercover ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, China, USA
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, brutal, bloody, surprise ending, mind bending
Plot:
martial arts, fight, police, mercenary, police shootout, mole, murder, police station, chase, fistfight, suspense, captivity ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
china
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, neo noir, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
suspense, heist, father son relationship, rescue, fight, betrayal, conspiracy, investigation, ransom, fear, heist gone wrong, murder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ohio, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco, Romania
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:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, surprise ending, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
drug lord, battles, violence, betrayal, organized crime, gangsters, witness protection, murder, female killer, soldier, government agent, military ...
Place:
romania, ukraine, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Films like Den of Thieves
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:
tense, suspenseful, touching, captivating
Plot:
aikido, martial arts, conspiracy, undercover, fbi agent, hitman, cia agent, woman fights a man, paranoia, secret agents, suspense, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
el paso texas, istanbul turkey, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, France, Norway, UK
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfil his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against ...
Style:
epic, bloody, slasher, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
spy, espionage, terrorist, violence, tough guy, female spy, mission, secret agents, plutonium, fistfight, deception, race against time ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kashmir, ireland, norway, london, germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, exciting, tense, surprise ending
Plot:
spy, terrorist, death of wife, machismo, rescue, father son relationship, deception, brutality, murder, russian, death, interrogation ...
Time:
year 2004, year 2005, year 2015, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, prague, czech republic, central europe, eastern europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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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, suspenseful, rough, surprise ending, neo noir ...
Plot:
stripper, brutality, murder, sociopath, gangsters, fbi agent, chase, suspense, killer, vigilante, torture, strip club ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
755
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A corrupt right-wing militia group chooses a California teacher as the ideal specimen to clone for its army.
Style:
serious, exciting, bleak, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chase, murder, laboratory, kidnapping, escapades, violence spree, rivalry, heroes, vengeance, confined, righting the wronged ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Movies like Extraction
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A former US Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send ...
Style:
tense, brutal, exciting, captivating, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, hitman, widower, agent, daughter, fight, chase, father daughter relationship, rescue, police, manhunt ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
london, england, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An ex-Navy SEAL, Michael Adams, (Matthew Reese) was captured during a raid to free Japanese prisoners from a North Korean prison camp. He endures the North Koreans torture for three years -- seen only as flashbacks -- then released back into ...
Style:
exciting, disturbing, tense, thought provoking, surprise ending
Plot:
secret service agent, female agent, vendetta, violence, chase, husband wife relationship, tragic hero, political prisoner, conspiracy, suspense, husband wife estrangement, male female relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea, north korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK, USA, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, political, entertaining ...
Plot:
terrorism, biohazard, spy, betrayal, virus, female warrior, cia agent, female protagonist, cia, rogue agent, terrorist, female spy ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2012
Place:
london, buckingham palace, paris france, moscow russia, tower bridge london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, terrorist, terrorism, female fighter, cia, woman with a gun, female fight, prison escape, femme fatale, secret agents, undercover, heroes ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
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:
surprise ending, neo noir, psychotronic
Plot:
female nudity, drug cartel, armored car, gangsters, cartel, final showdown, operation, two against one, u.s. mexico border, woman fights a man, dea, nurse ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
arizona, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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