Movies like Dead Drop

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Dead Drop (2013)
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Dead Drop (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After surviving a fall from a plane 3000-feet over the ocean, a former CIA operative turned government contractor re-infiltrates a dangerous North Mexican drug trafficking ring to find his own killer. With his memory unraveling, he descends into a murderous rampage while trying to uncover the truth. Who threw him from the plane? Was it his best friend?
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, action adventure, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, undercover, danger, master criminal, chases and races, working undercover, dishonesty, tough heroes, revenge, car chase, spy, heroes, rivalry, drug dealing, left to die, violent content, sniper, cia, kidnapping, flashback, cia agent, one man army, vengeance, graphic violence, drugs/alcohol ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: mexico
Keyword: superior

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about danger, rivalry, chases and races, dishonesty, undercover, law enforcement and deadly mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Dead Drop: Zero Tolerance (1994), Wrong Side of Town (2010), Assassins' Code (2011), Modus Operandi (2009), Billa (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Zero Tolerance (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After surviving a sneak attack on himself and fellow agents Jimmy and Gene as they were transporting drug kingpin Raymond Manta out of a Mexican jail, FBI agent Jeff Douglas becomes an uwitting pawn of the White Hand drug cartel. Mistakenly told ...
Style: suspense, independent film, fast, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: die hard, vigilantism, murder, drug abuse, violent content, gangster, special agent, hitman, tough heroes, drug dealing, master criminal, criminal's revenge ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: las vegas, usa, nevada, mexico
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100%
Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Ex-Navy Seal Bobby Kalinowski lives a quiet, peaceful life as a landscape architect in an LA suburb with his wife Dawn and 16 year old daughter Brianna. Tonight they are invited out for an evening on the town by new neighbors clay and Elise Freeman ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, survival, dishonesty, danger, architect, nightclub owner, self defense, abduction, kidnapping, wrestler, partner, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, louisiana, los angeles
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100%
Assassins' Code (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A corporate assassination forces opportunistic double agents from three nations to fight to retrieve a high-tech computer disk containing schematics for a deadly weapon.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: espionage, working undercover, hitman, rivalry, undercover, danger, dishonesty, vengeance, woman with a gun, spy, haunted by the past, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 4.5
 245
Modus Operandi (2009)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Two briefcases with mysterious contents are stolen from top Presidential candidate Squire Parks, setting off a deadly series of double-crosses and betrayals. Desperate warring factions of subterranean organizations will stop at nothing to gain ...
Style: serious, suspense, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot: betrayal, working undercover, vengeance, espionage, secret agent, undercover, rivalry, danger, revenge, investigation, murder, spy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 8K
Billa (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: law enforcement, rivalry, working undercover, twists and turns, danger, disorder, hidden identity, criminal heroes, master criminal, chases and races, gangster, switching roles ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, malaysia
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Assassins Run (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Maya becomes the target of the Russian mafia after her husband, a successful American businessman, is killed.
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: danger, prison life, rescue, ballet, kidnapping, frame up, woman in danger, twists and turns, betrayal, gangster, on the run, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia, st. petersburg russia
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38%
The Stool Pigeon (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, heroic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, law enforcement, undercover, working undercover, danger, fighting crime, police detective, estrangement, dishonesty, gangster, spy, undercover police officer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 4.7
 728
Den of Lions (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A Hungarian gypsy working for a Russian mobster becomes a double agent for the FBI.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: working undercover, prodigy, leadership, undercover, danger, law enforcement, gangster, spy, dishonesty, criminal heroes, prostitute, rivalry ...
Place: hungary, europe, budapest
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Safehouse (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Ex-FBI agent Cooper O'Neil thinks the dangerous times in his life are in the past; that is, until his former partner shows up dead at his marina home. O'Neil's old partner had a coveted thumb drive in his possession when he died, and ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, tense, independent film ...
Plot: rescue, special agent, law enforcement, intrigue, danger, chases and races, dishonesty, vengeance, mafia, revenge, kidnapping, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 5.8
 2K
Go Fast (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Marek, a crime squad officer, sets out to avenge the death of his partner and best friend, who was killed by drug traffickers. He asks for a posting to a new undercover unit created to infiltrate a drug gang that imports hashish from Morocco using ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, law enforcement, drug dealing, rivalry, gang, working undercover, marijuana, loss of partner, car chase, undercover, police procedural, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Mission Park (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Four friends from the rough side of town grow apart when two are consumed by a life of crime, and the other two become FBI agents sent deep undercover - to bring down those childhood friends.
Style: suspenseful, realistic, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: working undercover, special agent, drug dealing, police officer, undercover, ambition, danger, friendship, gang, law enforcement, urban, right hand man ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Tell (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: life turned upside down, rivalry, danger, on the run, going straight, dishonesty, violent content, sexual content, profanity, criminal heroes, chases and races, money ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
When the Cobra Strikes (2012)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. When he arrives to the United States to finalize what appeared to be a simple transaction he is soon ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, tough heroes, smuggling, yakuza, violent content, obsessive quest, master warrior, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Road of No Return (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Road of no Return follows the final nine days in the lives of four atypical hit men who are secretly brought together in a covert operation to fight the drug trafficking epidemic in the country.
Style: tense, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, undercover, danger, introspection, race against time, politics, law enforcement, anti hero, heroes, rivalry, orphan, moral dilemma ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Final Approach (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story: FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nightmare: stuck aboard a plane that's been taken over by a group of well-armed terrorists who ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hostage, terrorism, rescue, daring rescue, master criminal, save the day, tough heroes, danger, heroes, one man army, aviation, air disaster ...
Time: 2000s
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31%
Soul Assassin (2001)
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Action
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Kevin Burke a young executive for a multinational investment bank, is a rising star in the Rotterdam office. Rewarded for his perceptive eye and mastery of foreign languages, Kevin receives the promotion he has been working for - a coveted spot on ...
Style: serious, stylized, suspenseful, suspense, political ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, conspiracy, uncover truth, undercover, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, betrayal, rivalry, espionage, investigation, vengeance, danger ...
Time: future
Place: amsterdam, rotterdam netherlands, netherlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Extraordinary Mission (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: China
Duration: 117 min.
Story: An undercover police officer attempts to take down a drug trafficking syndicate from the inside.
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, heroic
Plot: undercover, master criminal, crime boss, gain trust, war on drugs, working undercover, drug dealing, gang, drug bust, fighting crime, rivalry, mob boss ...
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
On Dangerous Ground (1996)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Luxembourg
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen ...
Style: rough, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, spy, terrorism, special agent, secret agent, violent content, conspiracy, rivalry, state affairs, race against time, working undercover, political conspiracy ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, england, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Bullet to Beijing (1995)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA, Russia
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, political thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: biological warfare, spy, conspiracy, intrigue, state affairs, danger, political conspiracy, secret agent, dishonesty, save the day, betrayal, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: russia, beijing china, asia, europe, korea ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Once a Thief (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Set in Hong Kong and Vancouver, the story follows Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, lovers and professional thieves who are separated while fleeing the powerful Hong Kong underworld crime lord who raised and trained them. After being imprisoned in Hong ...
Style: suspense, rough, suspenseful, realistic, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: woman with a gun, gangster, renegade, rivalry, manhunt, haunted by the past, vengeance, law enforcement, criminal's revenge, master criminal, going straight, love triangle ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, canada, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Rebellion (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In a district within Hong Kong five gangs have an uneasy truce as they all work within the area. Chaos then ensues when triad leader Jimmy is shot. Jimmy's wife Cheung Wah then appoints his bodyguard Po as the temporary leader of the gang over ...
Style: exciting, serious, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, rivalry, assassination attempt, tough heroes, danger, save the day, murder, politics, car chase, couple relations, heroes, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 4.9
 535
Last Run (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Frank Banner used to specialize in helping Soviet spies defect safely to the West. Banner's wife was shot to death aiding such an escape. Now, with the Cold War over, Banner is called upon to safely escort an ex-K.G.B. man who is wanted dead by ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, suspense, tense, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, on the run, undercover, secret agent, danger, vengeance, law enforcement, rivalry, working undercover, haunted by the past, spy, espionage ...
Time: year 1989
Place: hungary, europe, central europe, moscow russia, budapest ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Road to Juarez (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An American ex-con with Mexican underworld ties ensnares a pair of young misfits into a dangerous heist in Mexico. Inspired by true events.
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, crime gone awry, buddies, cons and scams, chase, danger, desert, dishonesty, ex convict, violent content, profanity, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, mexico, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Crash and Burn (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: When undercover FBI agent Kevin Hawkins (Erik Palladino, E.R.) agrees to infiltrate the ruthless underground world of choppers, he is quickly thrown into a world of fast cars and high stakes. Pitted between a ruthless crime boss (Michael Madsen, ...
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: gangster, secret agent, gang, law enforcement, undercover, secret identity, danger, dishonesty, friends, undercover agent, speed, automobile ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Harold Robbins' Body Parts (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Ty's pal J.J. frames him in a murder and cocaine theft in Hong Kong in 1992. Ty's wife Rachel may be in on the con, so, when Ty gets early release from prison as a gesture of good will from the city's new Mainland government, he ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prostitute, on the run, cons and scams, drug dealing, rivalry, betrayal, vengeance, criminal heroes, chases and races, prison, partner, law enforcement ...
Place: the philippines, hong kong, asia, usa, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Eye in the Sky (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit (Simon Yam) keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice (Kate Tsui) and the other on a notorious criminal (Tony Leung Ka Fai) he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from ...
Style: tense, exciting, serious, captivating, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: master criminal, undercover, fighting crime, police investigation, law enforcement, police detective, heist, rivalry, working undercover, agent, murder, found footage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 4.1
 297
The Contract (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Hannah has been trained in the lethal art of assasination by her father Luc, a former sniper with the special forces in Vietnam. When her father is unexpectedly killed she is forced to choose between the violent world she knows and the ordinary ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot: female assassin, female fighter, woman with a gun, female fight, spy, assassination, conspiracy, hitman, rivalry, danger, chases and races, vengeance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 2.3
 516
Death Toll (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking a toll on the city's law enforcement, ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, undercover, partner, police corruption, fighting crime, police investigation, partners against crime, danger, law enforcement, master criminal, dishonesty, tough guy ...
Place: usa, louisiana, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Killers Edge (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A cop teams up with an FBI agent to track down a counterfeiter.
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police officer, vietnam veteran, fbi, counterfeiter, cop, special agent, rivalry, betrayal, confined, forgery, undercover, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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 1K
Hangmen (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Rob Greene has information about an undercover terror team inside the CIA led by Joe Connelly. To stay alive with the knowledge, he is advised to stay undercover by his supervisor Andrews. Connelly's men try to kill Greene, but he can escape ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, terrorism, tough heroes, psychopath, working undercover, undercover, rivalry, state affairs, one man army, tough law enforcer, espionage, assassination attempt ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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