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A Lonely Woman (2018)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A Lonely Woman is about a docile and shy girl, Annie, (Youlika Skafida) an orphan from Greece who all she wanted was to have parents. After living in an orphanage her first 12 years, an elderly wealthy American couple finally adopts her giving her a new life in the USA. Fifteen happy years later her world flips upside down when a horrible event changes her life forever. Annie slowly transforms into a new persona; Jezebel (her real birth name) a dark and merciless woman with only revenge on her mind to get justice at her own hand. A series of events keep her on a destructive path from which there might be no return. Then she meets Antoine (Beau Yotty), a handsome, sincere man who seems to truly cares for her. Is he her savior who will help her forget her mission of revenge? Or is he the instrument to finish her transformation to the dark side?
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, detective, surprise ending
Plot:
hitman, vigilante, love hate relationship, female protagonist, woman with a gun, murder, danger, couples, motorcycle, puzzle, crime family, crime investigation, female vigilante, man hits a woman, woman fights a man, attempted rape, gun, cigarette smoking, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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Most similar movies to A Lonely Woman
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, captivating and exciting films with plots about murder, danger, hitman, rivalry, gangster, violence and assassin mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like A Lonely Woman: Ava (2020), Last Seen in Idaho (2018), Machine (2007), Certain Fury (1985), The Waiter (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
woman with a gun, one woman army, assassin, female agent, female assassin, female spy, female killer, strong female lead, contract killing, female warrior, espionage, revenge ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
saudi arabia, paris france, boston, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A woman awakens from a coma after a car accident and begins having shocking visions of her future murder. It's a race against the clock as she tries to solve and prevent her own murder.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, exciting
Plot:
murder, investigation, precognition, supernatural power, foreknowledge, murder investigation, supernatural, female protagonist, supernatural ability, threat, race against time, uncover truth ...
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542
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two pounds of pressure on a trigger pays really well... Ex special forces mercenary and now hardened criminal Vic, lives in a world of cons, double crosses, crooked cops, mob bosses and drug dealing crime lords. Playing by his own rules, Vic and his ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
fighting crime, gangster, hitman, police detective, drug dealing, rivalry, danger, murder, crime boss, city life, dishonesty, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she decides to leave Scarlett, an accident makes it impossible. So they're ...
Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, independent film
Plot:
reluctant partners, chase, on the run, running from police, mistaken identity, police officer killed, shootout, pursuit, danger, nothing goes right, gunfight, anti heroine ...
Time:
year 1985
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man travels through corporate corruption and his own sin to find his soul.
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
hitman, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, tough guy, violence, gunfight, wind, battles, capitalism, shootout, machine gun ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A Russian Police Major is enlisted by the LAPD to help solve a series of gruesome murders perpetrated against young women by a sadistic sociopathic killer on the mean streets of Hollywood.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, detective
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, tough cop, partner, danger, violence, fighting crime, murder investigation, tough heroes, tough law enforcer, law enforcement ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A gritty independent film which follows the crime spree of a vicious pack of thugs. Molly's calm 9-5 life is turned upside down when the gang brutally attacks her. She survives a horrific ordeal only to find the thugs want her dead before she ...
Style:
suspense, detective, independent film
Plot:
vigilante, crime victim, attempted murder, police detective, burn victim, left for dead, rape, female victim, gang rape, female protagonist, person on fire, crime investigation ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Military-trained hitman, Jacob Tate (Kent Faulcon), has been sent by his handler (Eric Roberts) to a small Southern town with orders to eliminate a beautiful English teacher, Diane Shaw (Denise Boutte). When Diane mistakes Jacob for her long-lost ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
hitman, teacher, family relations, danger, dishonesty, family life, power relations, deception, forbidden love, secret, murder, mission of murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Ôtomo gets involved with new Yakuza battles after he comes back the Yakuza society.
Style:
disturbing, tense, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
yakuza, crime boss, organized crime, gangster, violence, mafia, gunfight, brutality, hitman, survival, murder, danger ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, jeju island
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.
Style:
tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, f word
Plot:
hitman, drug cartel, smuggling, race against time, police, rescue, danger, chase, hostage, rivalry, secrets, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A fun-loving 30-something (Shiri Appleby) with abandonment issues becomes convinced that her dating problems will be resolved if she can only track down the father she never knew. When she finds him (Tim Matheson), she discovers that he's an ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
hitman, danger, family relations, parents and children, female protagonist, murder, escapades, rivalry, friendship, assassin, estranged father, young woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After years of killing for a man only known as "The Boss", Serena is burnt out. When she is hired for one final job, she teams up with an underground renegade group to stop her replacement from executing the assassination.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, bleak, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
hitman, renegade, time travel, danger, murder, assassination, inventions and discoveries, scientist, rivalry, heroes, chases and races, assassin ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ageing hit man, Harry, has just botched a job and is now the target. His daughter is also in the assassin trade and is now a target too. A young hit man called Billy is sent to take Harry out but they form an uneasy alliance...
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, rough ...
Plot:
killer, hitman, professional killer, rivalry, family relations, danger, partner, parents and children, terminal illness, contract killer, save the day, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three assassins deal with life, love, addiction and trust as each tries to find the answers to a better life. Together, they prove to be the most trustworthy in this tangled web of murder, greed, friendship and betrayal.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
medieval, dishonesty, destiny, danger, murder, violence, woman with a gun, assassin, mobster, loyalty, lone wolves, legends and myths ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Chile, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A former hit-man for a drug cartel becomes a vigilante to pay for his sins and find redemption
Style:
tense, exciting, psychological, captivating
Plot:
martial arts, redemption, hitman, drug cartel, vigilantism, church, fight, danger, murder, rivalry, fight club, one against many ...
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19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying ...
Style:
tense, realistic, captivating, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
small town, jesse stone, investigation, small town life, police officer killed, murder, danger, rivalry, secret service, serial killer, law enforcement, tailing a suspect ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts
Similarity:
18%
598
Genre: Drama, Crime, Action
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Alex and Andre are two hit men who face death and violence every day but also understand the gentleness of love. They would like to start a new life, but their involvement in the criminal underground is too deep. Alex and Andre move about in a world ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating
Plot:
forbidden love, killer, mafia, gangster, bandit, murderer, love affair, relationship problems, murder, criminal gang, love story, organized crime ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
medieval, save the kingdom, rivalry, escapades, heroes, martial arts, bandit, danger, revenge, woods, betrayal, love and romance ...
Time:
medieval times
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Johnny and Clyde are two serial killers who are madly in love and on an endless crime spree. Alana (Megan Fox) is the confident and cunning owner of a prosperous casino that generates tens of millions of dollars each year. Johnny and Clyde decide to ...
Style:
tense, detective, thrilling, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
love, male nudity, couples, lifestyle, love and romance, couple relations, female protagonist, danger, relationships, love affair, fight, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, woman with a gun, female assassin, hitman, police investigation, vengeance, rivalry, betrayal, dishonesty, danger, tough heroes, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A martial artist tries to form a new life after leaving her husband who is a part of organized crime. But after her daughter is kidnapped, it's time for her to spring into action.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, rivalry, female martial artist, murder, mother daughter relationship, betrayal, haunted by the past, save the day, assassin, on the run, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Follows a police officer who must retrieve an eyewitness and escort her after a cartel shooting leaves several DEA agents dead, but then he must decide who to trust when they discover that the attack was executed by American forces.
Style:
tense, action adventure, captivating, exciting, thrilling ...
Plot:
police shootout, police inspector, police, cartel, police officer, police chase, police detective, police station, tough cop, police investigation, drug cartel, murder
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
vengeance, murder, female protagonist, violent content, dishonesty, hidden identity, organized crime, police, witness, conspiracy, loss of daughter, manipulation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A vigilante with a mysterious past becomes a one-man army in a crime-infested town as he takes the law into his own hands, at the same time protecting a young mother and her daughter. He sets his sights on a local kingpin, setting up an ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, serious, hood ...
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, vengeance, murder, mother daughter relationship, gang, violence, ghetto, gangster, radio announcer, naked breasts, handicapped ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a man known only as "The Digger" opens fire in a train station many are left dead. The only clue the FBI has is a hand written letter with demands on it. Agent Margurete needs help analyzing it and the best is retired specialist ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
hitman, special agent, law enforcement, danger, murder, fbi, investigation, rivalry, shooter, letter, police procedural, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., new york
Similarity:
18%
309
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspense, captivating, crime drama
Plot:
martial arts, yakuza, hitman, organized crime, japanese mafia, gang war, bandit, criminal underworld, criminal gang, drug, battles, fight for supremacy ...
Place:
japan, los angeles
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An epic tale about a supremely intelligent young African-American male who rises from the ferocious and oppressive streets of North Philadelphia to being a shining star in the lucrative world of high finance at Wall Street's most prestigious ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, action thriller ...
Plot:
law firm, wall street, rise to the top, ambition, workplace, urban, corporate world, moral dilemma, murder, rivalry, betrayal, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, philadelphia
Similarity:
17%
673
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene and the queue regularly stretches around the block. Danny works on the door - breaking up fights and managing drunk kids. However, when he rescues Terry, the club owner and local gang ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, gang, moral dilemma, breakup, nightclub, rivalry, danger, love and romance, murder, sacrifice, loyalty, underworld ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
17%
739
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Jimmy finds a mysterious package in the trunk of his latest boost, he is thrust into a violent underworld of criminals, and a race against the clock to save a little girl's life.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
car thief, criminal syndicate, violence, killing, gangster, organized crime, family business, crime boss, gang war, murder, youth, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
17%
305
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack Barrett is the type of guy no one calls Jack. He works for a group of businessmen known as "The Gentlemen" who operate within the fertile realm of the Sydney Underworld. Standover tactics, prostitution, illegal gambling, creative ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
gangster, hitman, going straight, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, against the odds, assassin, murder, escapades, conspiracy, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
17%
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