Movies like Dead Drop
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Dead Drop (2013)
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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
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, undercover, master criminal, working undercover, dishonesty, tough heroes, revenge, car chase, spy, heroes, graphic violence, rivalry, drug dealing, left to die, sniper, cia, kidnapping, flashback, cia agent, one man army, vengeance, danger, chases and races, drugs/alcohol, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
mexico
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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, chases and races, rivalry, dishonesty, undercover, law enforcement and graphic violence mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Dead Drop: Zero Tolerance (1994), Falcon Rising (2014), Assassins' Code (2011), Billa (2007), The Stool Pigeon (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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realistic, serious, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
Plot:
suspense, vigilantism, murder, drug abuse, hostage, graphic violence, gangsters, track down, heroes, law enforcement, fighting crime, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada, mexico
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
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boys' night
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martial arts, marine, gangsters, fight, master warrior, rivalry, urban ghetto, track down, rage, betrayal, male nudity, monster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america
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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.
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exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
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boys' night
Plot:
espionage, hitman, working undercover, dishonesty, rivalry, undercover, vengeance, suspense, woman with a gun, spy, haunted by the past, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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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.
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suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot:
gangsters, law enforcement, rivalry, twists and turns, disorder, criminal heroes, hidden identity, working undercover, master criminal, undercover, switching roles, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, malaysia
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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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
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boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, betrayal, undercover, working undercover, law enforcement, police detective, fighting crime, estrangement, dishonesty, spy, fight club, undercover police officer ...
Time:
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Place:
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Films like Falcon Rising
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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 ...
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suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, undercover, on the run, vengeance, law enforcement, secret agents, rivalry, haunted by the past, working undercover, suspense, spy, espionage ...
Place:
hungary, europe, austria, ukraine
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36%
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:
suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison life, rescue, gangsters, ballet, kidnapping, frame up, confined, woman in danger, twists and turns, betrayal, track down, on the run ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia
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36%
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:
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boys' night
Plot:
undercover, vengeance, rivalry, drug dealing, gang, law enforcement, working undercover, marijuana, loss of partner, car chase, gangsters, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
180
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, exciting ...
Plot:
rescue, law enforcement, intrigue, dishonesty, vengeance, mafia, kidnapping, revenge, special agents, loss of partner, criminal's revenge, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
undercover, crime boss, working undercover, drug dealing, master criminal, gain trust, war on drugs, gang, mob boss, one man army, rivalry, dishonesty ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 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 ...
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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.
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Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prodigy, working undercover, special agents, undercover, leadership, gangsters, law enforcement, spy, suspense, prostitute, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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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 ...
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
revenge, survival, dishonesty, architect, nightclub owner, self defense, abduction, kidnapping, suspense, chase, partners, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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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 ...
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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 ...
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biological warfare, spy, conspiracy, intrigue, state affairs, secret agents, political conspiracy, undercover, save the day, betrayal, dishonesty, rivalry ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 ...
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serious, stylized, suspenseful, political, realistic
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boys' night
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manhunt, conspiracy, undercover, uncover truth, dishonesty, vengeance, betrayal, espionage, investigation, rivalry, workplace intrigue, assassination attempt ...
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future
Place:
amsterdam, netherlands
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30%
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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, ...
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serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic
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boys' night, teens
Plot:
gangsters, gang, secret identity, secret agents, law enforcement, undercover, dishonesty, friends, undercover agent, suspense, speed, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, 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 ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ...
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exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
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Time:
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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 ...
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hong kong, canada, asia
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28%
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, ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ivan is a typical modern young man of 18. His father disappeared 10 years ago. Trying to shake off the pursuing enemies of their father, Belov's wife and daughter changed their names and settled in the United States. But Alexander Belov's ...
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serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, realistic
Plot:
betrayal, daring rescue, master criminal, forced into action, hidden identity, woman in danger, dishonesty, family relations, chase, youth, graphic violence, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
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Place:
russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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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 ...
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Plot:
gangsters, rivalry, gang, tough heroes, assassination attempt, save the day, murder, criminal heroes, heroes, contests and competitions, politics, car chase ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gang, cons and scams, buddies, chase, crime gone awry, dishonesty, desert, ex convict, graphic violence, friends, disorder ...
Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Action / Foreign / Suspense - Sandeep Malhotra comes to London to convince his girlfriend to give him another chance. Meanwhile, Siddharth, an undercover MI5 agent, receives a CD, which contains the recording of his kidnapped wife, Richa, and is ...
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Time:
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Place:
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25%
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 ...
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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