Movies like Gunmen 1988

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Gunmen (1988)
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Gunmen (1988)
Original name: 天羅地網
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Gunmen is a very dark tale of Shanghai "after the Chinese civil war", and I put that in quotes because it is never clear whether this is directly after the intra-party strife between two Nationalist factions during the twenties and thirties, or the revolution of Mao tse Tung that ended in 1949.
Style: heroic, spaghetti western
Plot: heroic bloodshed, prostitute, violence, civil war, friendship, drug traffic, brutality, corruption, blood, child, opium, misogyny, child with gun, pistol, bloodbath, violence against women, empire, beating, gun, axe, shotgun, shot in the chest, shot to death, gore, blood splatter ...
Place: shanghai

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out heroic, crime drama, realistic and serious films with plots about violence, blood splatter, blood, heroic bloodshed, shot in the head, shot in the chest and shot in the stomach mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Gunmen: Casino Raiders (1989), Just Heroes (1989), Return Engagement (1990), Mercenaries From Hong Kong (1982), A Hero Never Dies (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Casino Raiders (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story: For most of the running time it's business as usual as gamblers Andy Lau and Alan Tam pull scams when they're not exposing them for casinos and incurring the wrath of a family of Japanese gangsters before Tam marries rich girl Idy Chan and ...
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, casino, gambling, organized crime, friendship, abusive boss, brawl, machete, yakuza, gang violence, strangulation, prostitute ...
Place: singapore, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 6.4
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Just Heroes (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The assassination of a gang lord triggers a power struggle amongst his men. Who will win the game the righteous or the villain?
Style: cult classic, heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, gunfight, carnage, car crash, shootout, gun fu, death, falling from height, revenge, betrayal, brutality, blood ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
Return Engagement (1990)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A well-known gangster is released from prison, and decides look for his daughter with the help of a troubled young woman.
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, daughter, gun fu, child killed, mexican standoff, martial arts, boy killed, child murder, dead children, gunfight, gangster, blood ...
Place: vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Mercenaries From Hong Kong (1982)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tracking down an assassin who's fled to Cambodia after murdering an industrialist from Hong Kong. He recruits a team for the task ...
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, gun fu, blood, violence, brutality, fight, mexican standoff, gunfight, martial arts, kung fu, war violence, bloodbath ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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A Hero Never Dies (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Both of their gang leaders like to get advice from a fortune teller living in Thailand. On one such trip, Martin's gang ambushes Jack's at a Thai hotel. There ...
Style: crime drama, neo noir, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, heroes, gunfight, triad, prostitute, partner, gangster, battles, hitman, friends, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, hong kong, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Hunting List (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Chu Chi Kit returns to HK from Taiwan after many years in hiding, and immediately resumes his relationship with old flame May and rejoins his old friend Cramp in a drug operation. But times are different, and their big boss Lui now cares more about ...
Style: heroic, bloody
Plot: heroic bloodshed, rape, bloodbath, brutality, violence, death, blood, massacre, mexican standoff, caught having sex, business, friend ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Sworn Brothers (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Superstar Andy Lau and Cheung Kwok Keung are heroic bloodshed brothers in the riveting triad saga Sworn Brothers! Lau (Andy Lau) is a fast-rising enforcer with the triads, but beneath his "bad" exterior is the sworn brother of Cheung ...
Style: heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, shootout, gun fu, drug, police officer killed, hostage, police station, brutality, hospital, violence, courtroom, blood ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Long Arm of the Law III (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Michal Mak's second sequel to his brother's action classic finds an ex-soldier/escaped death row prisoner fleeing to Hong Kong and forced to work for a gang of criminals when they kidnap the woman he loves.
Style: crime drama, heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: triad, heroic bloodshed, kung fu, woman, death, falling from height, violence, revenge, chase, escape, robbery, kidnapping ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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The Sunset Warrior (1984)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Thai government hires group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful druglord from Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the druglord, but his men are trying to set him free.
Style: cult classic, bloody, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, shootout, mercenary, mexican standoff, partner, violent content, escapades, chases and races, soldier, partners against crime, danger, law enforcement ...
Time: 80s
Place: china, vietnam, asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Bullet for Hire (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Two hitmen, both good friends who work for the Triad, get a new partner, a nervous young rookie who starts off badly by blowing an assignment, but soon becomes proficient at his bloody work. When one of them is blackmailed into helping the police, a ...
Style: bloody, black comedy, dark comedy, heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, hitman, killer, contract killer, female police officer, triad, gun fu, impersonating a police officer, interpol, death of child, undercover, loss of mother ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Walk on Fire (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Sergeant Kwok Wah (Andy Lau) and Ho Lung (Ray Lui) are both colleagues and best friends. Ho Lung has developed hatred with a gang leader Dick. Dick sends Hung (Cherie Chung) as a bait to kill Ho Lung. Swore to take revenge for his best friend, Kwok ...
Style: crime drama, heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, kung fu, triad, gun fu, violence, police officer killed, brutality, blood, police, fistfight, gunfight, martial arts ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
 5.2
 55
Fury in Red (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A cop/gangster actioner involving seedy corporate dealings tied with ruthless Vietnamese gangs.
Plot: police, released from prison, gun fu, trauma, shootout, carnage, fbi agent, police violence, trap, murder of a pregnant woman, gang violence, police brutality ...
Place: los angeles, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Sudden Fury (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Two rival crime lords take each other on with bloody results.
Style: independent film
Plot: criminal underworld, tortured to death, gang violence, violent, child murder, guts, bullet wound, rescue, dismemberment, warehouse, decapitation, cruelty ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
The Dragon Family (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Rival Triad gangs go to war...
Style: heroic, crime drama
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, kung fu, hospital, corrupt cop, funeral, robbery, person on fire, murder, death, suicide, mass murder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Long Arm of the Law IV: Underground Express (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The final entry in Michael and Johnny Mak's Long Arm of the Law series, Underground Express once again tells a story of gangsters versus police, focusing on the difference between how both factions act depending if they're coming from Hong ...
Style: suspense, crime drama, heroic, poliziottesco, banned
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, betrayal, massacre, sadism, blood, violence, propaganda, falling from height, child murder, boat, undercover ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Rich and Famous (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.
Style: cult classic, crime drama, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, wedding, gangster, betrayal, gang, urban, godparent, gambling, siblings relations, gory, rich and poor ...
Time: 80s
Place: hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The triangular relationship between Lap (Joey Wang). Rick (Kenny Bee) and Cheung (Tony Leung) is the backbone of this film. Lap's father was once a triad; he retired and opened a bar near seashore. Rick worked there and was a couple with Lap. ...
Style: heroic, crime drama
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, police, asian gangster, gun fu, loyalty, assassination, gunfight, rescue, tragedy, mexican standoff, tragic event ...
Place: hong kong, macau
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Rock N' Roll Cop (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A Hong Kong cop is sent to mainland China to find a group of killers. Meanwhile, a cop discovers that his former love is aiding the gang of crooks.
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, asian, group, love, police shootout, bloodbath, police officer, guitarist, pursuit, hiding place, gambling ...
Place: hong kong, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Massacre Time (1966)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 1866 New Mexico, Tom Corbett is a prospector who is called back to his hometown in Laramie Town, Texas at the bequest of a old family friend. Tom arrives in the town to see it under the control of a ruthless and greedy gangster named Jason Scott, ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, grindhouse, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, cowboy, old west, heroes, murder, shootout, falling from height, massacre, brother brother relationship, alcoholic, ranch, psychopath ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas, new mexico, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Killer's Romance (1990)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A triad assassin is sent to kill a female witness to a murder only to fall in love with her instead.
Style: heroic, bloody
Plot: heroic bloodshed, katana, handgun, martial arts, church, hitman, mansion, gang war, assassination, sword fight, loyalty, female martial artist ...
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
No Compromise (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A cop goes after a husband-and-wife team of criminals who are expecting the birth of their first child.
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: con artists, ambush, hospital, hostage, chase, blood, violence, doctor, police officer killed, nightmare, bullet wound, child in peril ...
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49%
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Tiger Cage (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are ...
Style: bloody, cult classic, heroic, fast, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, heroic bloodshed, kung fu, police officer, fight club, police, gangster, betrayal, police corruption, frame up, partner, police detective ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Casino Raiders II (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Chicken Feet (Andy Lau) assists in running an honorable gambling den owned by the crippled Uncle Fan (Siu-Ming Lau) and his son Kit (Wong Kit). Having previously tried to shut down the gambling den and take over by paralyzing Fan and framing Kit for ...
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, gang violence, tragedy, tragic event, hanging, torture, betrayal, child hostage, bloodbath, violence against women, exploding boat, stabbed in the foot ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Street War (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The film focuses on Murri; the token maverick cop. He is called in after a bunch of criminals pull off a successful prison break and spend the night picking off various informers and people they don't like. Murri investigates; hooking up with ...
Style: poliziottesco, psychotronic
Plot: police, mafia, loss of family, motorcycle, child in peril, child murder, strangulation, blood, violence, gangster, falling from height, bus ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Flaming Brothers (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An early movie of Chow Yun-Fat. The story is about two brothers going into opposite directions in life. One leaves the triads to become an honest citizen, the other stays triads member. But in the end both hold together. A typical HK movie storylin ...
Style: heroic, crime drama, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, friends, hitman, working undercover, siblings relations, martial arts, culture clash, heroes, gang, society, fighting crime ...
Time: 80s
Place: asia, hong kong, macau, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
The Viral Factor (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 122 min.
Story: International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes ...
Style: exciting, serious, tense, suspense, heroic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rivalry, fighting crime, partner, betrayal, danger, law enforcement, terrorism, master criminal, dangerous mission, fight, gunfight, spy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, middle east, jordan
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
In the Line of Duty III: Force of the Dragon (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In a bloody beginning, a pair of stylish Japanese thieves steal some valuable gems. In a harrowing scene, during their escape, they kill the partner of a ruffled detective (think Columbo with a Chuck Barris hairdo). The detective swears revenge, and ...
Style: perverse, fast, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight club, femdom, heroic bloodshed, badass female lead, heist, female martial artist, tough law enforcer, terrorism, heroes, danger ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Long Arm of the Law (1984)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An ultra-violent and ultra-gritty tale of desperate Chinese would-be jewel thieves hoping to make a quick, effortless score in Hong Kong. Naturally, things go afoul, and the gang must hide out until the heat dies down, besmirched with the blood of ...
Style: crime drama, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: heroic bloodshed, organized crime, big city, gun fu, triad, gangster, walled city, violent content, partner, store, working undercover, heist ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hong kong, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Dreaming the Reality (1991)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story: MOON LEE and YUKARI OSHIMA have been trained as assassins by their adoptive father FOK. The pre-credits sequence details their training at a very early age, and clearly differentiates the personalities of the two girls/women; the vicious nature of ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, strong female lead, killer, mission, gun fu, slaughter, carnage, shootout, combat, loss of sister, female martial artist ...
Place: indonesia, bangkok thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Gun n' Rose (1992)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Mr Lung, the boss of a criminal family, decides that his adopted son Alan should be his successor. However, this decision doesn’t suit Mr Lung’s biological sons Simon and Bowie, so they intend to get rid of their adopted brother. Alan manages to ...
Style: heroic, crime drama
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, family relations, police, son, stabbed in the groin, gun fu, mob boss, bus, hospital, suicide, betrayal ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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