Movies like Escape 1971
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Escape (1971)
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A scientist's experiment could lead to the first man-made, functioning, living organism. An elite escape artist-private investigator is working to stop him.
Style:
tense, suspense, heroic, crime thriller, noir, period piece, psychotronic
Plot:
escape artist, investigation, scientist, rescue, private investigator, survival, abduction, kidnapping, conspiracy, protector, fugitive, pursuit, ethical dilemma, undercover, father daughter relationship, chase, trick, moral ambiguity, zombie, amusement park, urban, cold war era, anti hero, prison escape, virus ...
Time:
70s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, dark and noir films with plots about urban, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, investigation, cat and mouse, revenge and betrayal mostly in Thriller, Sci-Fi and Action genres. Some movies like Escape: Abduction (2019), The Destructors (1968), e-Virus (2015), Trapped Inn (2024), Implanted (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, UK, Vietnam
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
chase, kidnapping, danger, abduction, amnesia, conspiracy, friendship, pursuit, identity, rescue mission, memory loss, martial arts ...
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Foreign agents are after a substance called "laser rubies" that can power a killer laser beam. Government agents are dispatched to protect the rubies and eliminate the foreign agents.
Style:
suspense, thrilling, fast paced, action adventure, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
espionage, secret agent, cold war, spy, conspiracy, heist, spy thriller, paranoia, undercover, betrayal, urban, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
Story:
The CIA is tasked with keeping the United States one step ahead of any opposing military technology. While stealth and drone technology have dominated the battlefield, the enemy has constantly engineered equivalent weapons. But, now the CIA has ...
Style:
suspense, tense
Plot:
cia, assassination, espionage, conspiracy, paranoia, betrayal, government coverup, hacker, man on the run, surveillance, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An American cycling team trains at a remote European lodge. Teammates start dying mysteriously. Rivals Connor and Greg battle to survive and uncover the cause behind the team's demise.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, twist ending, noir
Plot:
cycling, isolation, survival, rivalry, secrets, claustrophobia, investigation, paranoia, european, cat and mouse, betrayal, athlete ...
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sarah, a struggling young woman, agrees to volunteer as a test subject and be implanted with the LEXX nanochip for a pharmaceutical company experiment. She hopes that the money received for her participation will solve her financial troubles. When ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, mind control, female protagonist, survival, nanotechnology, scientific experiment, loss of control, struggle for survival, experiment gone awry, family in danger, manipulation, human experiment ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
73%
264
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
To make ends meet, Tom signs on as a guinea pig at a home-based lab, but when he commits a crime he cannot remember, he must risk his own sanity to reveal the truth.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, memory, chase, amnesiac, memory lapse, problem, experiment gone awry, battles, scientific experiment, fight, experiment ...
Similarity:
71%
320
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A woman on the run from ruthless kidnappers discovers her savior is the man jailed for attacking her 15 years earlier.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, female protagonist, violent, kidnapper, woman, abduction, kidnapped woman, kidnapped, violence against women, violence, confrontation, survival ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, El Salvador
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, serious, tension ...
Plot:
human trafficking, kidnapping, female protagonist, gang, single mother, rescue, abduction, anger, danger, child in peril, determination, little boy ...
Place:
central america
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Shannon Lark stars as Ariel Loner who uses her lovers to achieve her goal of thwarting the one man she hasn't been able to manipulate. Her web of seduction captures the handsome David (Aaron Weisinger) and leads him on a run for their lives as ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
deception, seduction, betrayal, manipulation, femme fatale, chase, cat and mouse, obsession, manhunt, fugitives, moral ambiguity, conspiracy ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Soon after Hope Howard is mysteriously fired, her former boss, a desperate scientist, discovers she holds the secret to his fatal illness-but she has disappeared.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, fast paced, twist ending ...
Plot:
female protagonist, disappearance, pursuit, betrayal, scientist, conspiracy, determination, cat and mouse, terminal illness, survival, moral ambiguity, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Shruthi embarks on a career in an advertising agency in Hyderabad, sharing accommodations with a friend in the city. However, a routine return to her room during a commercial shoot unveils a series of startling events, thrusting her into the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, social issues, female protagonist, organ trafficking, conspiracy, social commentary, exploitation, survival, moral ambiguity, urban, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover up the crime.
Style:
crime thriller, detective, suspense, tense, dark ...
Plot:
corruption, police procedural, investigation, hollywood, homicide, cover up, murder mystery, law enforcement, conspiracy, evidence, urban, crime scene ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two rival gangs try to obtain the five parts of a dangerous formula held by five scientists.
Style:
mysterious, poetic, enigmatic, surreal, art house ...
Plot:
secret formula, pursuit, chase, conspiracy, paranoia, obsession, agent, cold war era, identity, investigation, moral ambiguity, spy ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Arjun is a theater artist who is suffering from an illness and has to take a pill every 56 minutes. Parallel to his misery is a murder investigation of three neurosurgeons lead by CBI officer Priya Krishna. Priya meets Dr Ashwath and the two go on ...
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, twisted, intense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, crime investigation, conspiracy, whodunit, hospital, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, urban, bureaucracy, investigation, city, psychological drama
Similarity:
51%
224
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The daughter of a billionaire tech mogul questions her own memories about her mothers death after being kidnapped by a stranger.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, family secret, dead mother, billionaire, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, wealthy family, family problems, murder, uncover truth, abduction, relationship problems ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A telepathic terrorist from a parallel universe kidnaps a woman on her wedding day. The groom tracks them down after receiving assistance from the inventor of a life restoring bracelet. The bride was considered the terrorists telepathic life partner.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, parallel universe, parallel world, alternate reality, terrorist, rescue mission, wedding, cat and mouse, fiancee, groom, inventor, survival ...
Time:
near future, 90s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Elizar Perla is a recently retired cat burglar who has succumbed to the temptation of one final score. The target is David Gray, famous for his collection of art and other rarities. Soon after the job, Elizar disappears, leaving his daughter Marty ...
Style:
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Plot:
heist, missing person, dishonesty, danger, escapades, rivalry, cat burglar, collector, betrayal, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
45%
2K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Style:
political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, social problems, kidnapped, problem, politics, abduction, conspiracy, corruption, social commentary, power struggle, hostage situation, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A criminal organization known as OSO specializes in kidnapping high ranking U.S. representatives. Although Steve Austin has already thwarted one of their kidnappings, he is unable to stop them from grabbing William Henry Cameron right from under ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, heroic, psychotronic
Plot:
spy, kidnapping, rescue, secret organization, superhero, espionage, cold war era, government agent, female scientist, ransom demand, diplomat, teamwork ...
Time:
70s
Place:
switzerland, mexico
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A master thief must pull off a dangerous casino heist when his nemesis kidnaps his lover. Caught between rival criminals and FBI pursuit, he risks all to save her and score big.
Style:
suspense, fast paced, tense, noir, twisted
Plot:
casino, heist, kidnapping, fbi, master thief, rescue mission, organized crime, betrayal, revenge, cat and mouse, underworld, slick ...
Similarity:
45%
447
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It's millennium eve. At the stroke of midnight the Y2K computer bug kicks in, causing widespread chaos in the US.
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, period piece
Plot:
computer, evacuation, anxiety, uncertainty, new year's eve, panic, catastrophe, social commentary, survival, media frenzy, conspiracy, nostalgia ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
197
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After a bizarre bus accident, Ming Ze awakens from a coma to discover that his mind now shares the consciousness of four fellow passengers – all of them dead; all of them suspects in a serial kidnapping and murder case. To prove his own innocence, ...
Style:
crime thriller, psychological thriller, suspense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck Browning and Tracy Ballard are invited ...
Style:
suspenseful, futuristic, serious, grindhouse, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, androids and robots, robot, robot as menace, reporter, cloning, investigation, man versus machine, society, chaos, technology gone awry, leadership ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1976, near future, 70s ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Mike Hammer is kidnapped and led to believe it is the work of a Las Vegas entertainer, but soon realises somebody else is involved.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, detective, suspense, noir ...
Plot:
private investigator, casino, false accusation, private detective, investigation, murder mystery, conspiracy, kidnapping, danger, abduction, mistrust, gambling ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Abhi and Cyril have been best buddies from childhood.Being an orphan abhi's favorite place is Cyril's home.He helps Cyril to get married to his love of his life aaradhya against her parents will. Suddenly both newly married couple ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspense, twisted, emotional ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, friendship, danger, confrontation, loyalty, obsession, revenge, cat and mouse, betrayal, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Story:
A thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Sai Dhanshika, Tanya Hope and Thakur Anoop Singh in the lead roles.
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, danger, moral ambiguity, revenge, violence, cat and mouse, motive, female empowerment, urban, chase, conspiracy ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Follows six murder case suspects who get kidnapped and an officer's quest to find the truth
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, crime thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
murder, kidnapping, investigation, police procedural, urban, claustrophobia, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, justice, interrogation, cat and mouse, crime scene ...
Similarity:
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223
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
In 2030, AI is everywhere including the medical field, finance and security. Artificial intelligence has become essential in people's lives. They have come to completely trust AI, but artificial intelligence becomes out of control and it causes ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, relationships, flash forward, chaos, technology, ethical dilemma, dystopia, catastrophe, investigation, panic, moral ambiguity, hacking ...
Time:
near future
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Suspended but unbroken, an NIA agent, an ACP, and a constable race against time to expose a deadly nexus of arms, espionage, and human weapon camps-fighting from the shadows against a faceless enemy.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, fast paced, political thriller ...
Plot:
conspiracy, espionage, national security, intelligence agency, corruption, law enforcement, investigation, undercover, human experiment, surveillance, cat and mouse, sacrifice ...
Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
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246
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An addicted memory dealer is chased relentlessly by federal narcotics agents bent on keeping the secrets he has locked in his mind hidden.
Style:
neo noir, dark, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
future
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