Movies like May Sayad

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May Sayad (1998)
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May Sayad (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Story: A Filipino action movie directed by Ronnie Ricketts.
Plot: sex, martial arts, violence, kidnapping, torture, murder, crazy, mental institution, frame up, bomb, blood, kidnapped, riot, falling from height, fistfight, electrocuted, lethal injection, shootout, psychiatric hospital, gangster, car crash, car rollover, gunfight, car accident, explosion ...
Place: the philippines
Keyword: gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, exciting, serious and independent film films with plots about violence, fistfight, shootout, martial arts, gunfight, blood and explosion mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like May Sayad: Wala Ka Nang Puwang Sa Mundo (1997), Asian Cop: High Voltage (1994), The Prince (2014), Angel of Vengeance (1993), Contract to Kill (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Wala Ka Nang Puwang Sa Mundo (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Story: After many years of imprisonment, Miguel is finally freed. On the day of his liberation, Miguel promises himself a clean and honest life to win back the family he has lost during his incarceration. However, nobody wants to take in an ex-convict, his ...
Plot: old age, car crash, kidnapping, pistol, violence, gangster, prison, elderly, death, blood, driver, ex convict ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Asian Cop: High Voltage (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Donnie Yen is back with a vengeance in this electric action thriller. The star of Fist of Fury, Hero and Highlander goes up against Hong Kong's deadliest gangsters in a no holds barred duel to the death. Donnie Yen has proven to be one of ...
Plot: martial arts, cop, combat, blood, death, brutality, violence, kung fu, bloodbath, gunfight, fight, karate ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
 4.6
 19K
The Prince (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, missing person, daring rescue, partner, justice, danger, retired, confined, haunted by the past, father daughter relationship, revenge, crime boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new orleans, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Angel of Vengeance (1993)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story: In the vein of HARD BOILED and NAKED KILLER comes this action-crime thriller in which two young women caught in a power struggle among a trio of mobsters must struggle to survive in a world run by vice and corruption.
Plot: nudity, shootout, violence, blood, female nudity, death, sex, brutality, combat, revenge, rape, rape and revenge ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Contract to Kill (2016)
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: suspenseful, tense, captivating, touching, suspense ...
Plot: aikido, martial arts, female warrior, conspiracy, cia agent, hitman, secret agent, woman fights a man, undercover, fbi agent, shootout, home invasion ...
Time: 2010s
Place: el paso texas, sonora, istanbul turkey, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 4.7
 12K
Arena (2011)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: survival, underground fighting, fight to the death, violence spree, escapades, kidnapping, violence, blood, arena, internet, car crash, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, london, sydney australia, mexico, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 4.3
 8K
Into the Sun (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven Seagal) that had been raised in Japan and trained by ex-Yakuza. Using his former ties, he ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, law enforcement, martial arts, assassination, fbi, gangster, master criminal, undercover, race against time, danger, katana, martial artist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, thailand, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 4.2
 276
Warhead (1996)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at Washington unless the President resigns immediately and $1 billion is placed in a Swiss account in 8 hours.
Style: suspense, independent film, fast, exciting, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, world war, 007, die hard, heroes, race against time, computer cracker, chaos, chaos and mayhem, chases and races, confined, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: switzerland, washington d.c., pentagon, haiti, idaho
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped niece and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, romantic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hostage, soldier, kidnapping, daring rescue, save the day, rivalry, danger, military, chase, wrestling, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: british columbia, usa, seattle, washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 5.4
 16K
I Am Wrath (2016)
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, suspense, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot: revenge, murder, police corruption, vengeance, danger, brutality, violence, paranoia, sociopath, gangster, vigilante, vigilantism ...
Place: ohio, columbus ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
One in the Chamber (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes, violence spree, chases and races, murder, mob boss, gangster, corruption, mob hit, stalking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: cuba, prague, europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Direct Contact (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An imprisoned ex-US Special forces operative in Eastern Europe, is offered his freedom and money to rescue an American woman, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless warlord. But, shortly after freeing her discovers that the kidnap story was just a ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, bloody ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, confined, daring rescue, tough heroes, danger, chases and races, father daughter relationship, rescue, one man army, heroes, prison violence, prison ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, russia, balkan
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 4.1
 12K
Extraction (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 92 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: disturbing, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense ...
Plot: terrorist, death of wife, female warrior, machismo, rescue, father son relationship, brutality, deception, murder, revenge, death, escape ...
Time: year 2016, 2000s, 2010s, year 2004, year 2005 ...
Place: langley virginia, eastern europe, central europe, prague, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Eleventh Hour (2008)
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: suspense, exciting, disturbing, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot: secret service agent, female agent, vendetta, violence, political prisoner, tragic hero, conspiracy, chase, husband wife relationship, tragic past, female assassin, dark hero ...
Time: 2000s
Place: korea, north korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Killing Machine (2010)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Trained KGB assassin, EDWARD GENN (code name ICARUS), worked years ago as a sleeper agent in America. But when the Soviet Union collapsed, he quickly found himself in a foreign country with no one to trust. Determined to escape his muddled ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: secret identity, special agent, tough heroes, confined, danger, murder, hitman, triad, heroes, one man army, killer, strong violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, vancouver, british columbia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.0
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Rage (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When the Russian mob kidnaps the daughter of a reformed criminal, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, revenge, murder, haunted by the past, rivalry, chases and races, violence spree, forced into action, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship, mafia, mob boss ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 4.8
 2K
The Defender (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Style: serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, undercover, state affairs, daring rescue, danger, save the day, chases and races, law enforcement, conspiracy, undercover agent, shootout, spy ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: romania, europe, new york, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 3.0
 4K
The Serpent (2020)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Top special agent Lucinda Kavsky works for a secret part of the CIA. She's given a special assignment but then set up by her own agency
Style: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: spy, female spy, special agent, heroes, martial arts, secret agent, danger, murder, death, chase, fight, violence ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, manhattan new york city, washington d.c., new york, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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 6.8
 260K
Extraction (2020)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord…
Style: suspenseful, exciting, tense, action thriller, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: manly, chick flick
Plot: mercenary, rescue mission, one against many, kidnapping, one man army, ex special forces, machismo, tough guy, death threat, swat team, jungle, child ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Three the Hard Way (1974)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The story involves a white supremist plot to taint the United States water supply with a toxin that is harmless to whites but lethal to blacks. The only obstacles that stand in the way of this dastardly plan are Jim Brown, Fred Williamson and Jim ...
Style: grindhouse, crime drama, grim, action thriller, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, black, african american, tough guy, vigilante, criminal activity, evil, genocide, racism, injustice, dishonesty ...
Time: 70s
Place: new york, detroit, los angeles, chicago, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 4.1
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Death Machines (1976)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An evil Oriental Dragon Lady injects three martial arts fighters with a serum that turns them into zombie-like assassins, and she sends them out against her enemies.
Style: cult classic
Plot: zombie, martial arts, assassin, hitman, invasion, violence, police detective, fistfight, crime boss, police station, villainess, massacre ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Cold Light of Day (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, serious, tense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, espionage, government, life turned upside down, danger, family in danger, twists and turns, conspiracy, police chase, father son relationship, government agent, unlikely hero ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: spain, madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 4.3
 2K
Operator (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela, and her estranged husband Jeremy, a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, captivating, psychological, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, police, police officer, hostage, chaos, haunted by the past, criminal, manipulation, danger, redemption, betrayal, husband wife relationship ...
Place: atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (1990)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Only one enemy has ever beat him. Now he needs her to save his life.
Plot: cavalry, shootout, exploitation, chase, pistol, blood, bombing, heroes, battles, muslim, tough girl, terrorist ...
Place: middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Assassin Club (2023)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In this world of contract killers, Morgan Gaines is the best of the best. When Morgan is hired to kill six people around the world, he soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each other.
Style: tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, neo noir ...
Plot: assassin, killer, murder, hitman, race against time, cat versus mouse, struggle for survival, serial killer, problem, murderer, killings, agent ...
Time: 2020s
Place: paris france, rome italy, barcelona, lisbon portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Balkan Runner (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story: To avenge the murder of her husband, Mirna dedicates herself to the destruction of the beautiful but villainous Sura who ships arms to the Middle East in exchange for drugs. Aiding her in this task is handsome undercover agent, Marc.
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: arms smuggling, bare chested male, shootout, gun fu, airplane, blood, violence, revenge, sex, prison, funeral, helicopter ...
Place: middle east, bulgaria
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Maximum Conviction (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When former black ops operative Tom Steele and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysterious female prisoners. Before long, an elite force of mercenaries assault the prison in search ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, martial arts, chase, rescue, confined, partner, tough heroes, on the run, master warrior, danger, jail, wrestler ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: texas, usa, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Condemned 2 (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.
Style: cliffhanger, dark comedy, black comedy
Plot: revenge, frame up, betrayal, chase, tough guy, brutality, deception, gambling, psychopath, murder, money, bomb ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
Style: grindhouse, cult classic, exciting, independent film, fast ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vigilante, violence, one man army, vigilantism, cold war, machismo, spy, explosions, revenge, terrorism, gunfight ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: florida, miami, usa, everglades, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 3.7
 5K
Submerged (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into ...
Style: stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: submarine, martial arts, espionage, rescue, undercover, soldier, heroes, daring rescue, good versus evil, working undercover, government agency, danger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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