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Joe Bullet (1973)
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Joe Bullet (1973)
Genre: Action
Country: South Africa
Duration: 79 min.
Story: When local soccer team The Eagles fall prey to a series of onslaughts from a mysterious gangster only a week before the championship final, the team turns to the one man that can help save their chances at victory – Joe Bullet (Ken Gampu). Joe will have to battle against villainous henchmen, escape booby-trap bombs and bring his martial arts expertise to the fore in order to survive an attack from a deadly assassin. In the end he will have to infiltrate the mysterious gangster’s hide-out in a dangerous cat-and-mouse rescue mission to save not only The Eagles’ two kidnapped star players, but that of his beautiful love interest, Beauty (Abigail Kubeka). The odds will be stacked against him, but he’s the man that fights crime, the man that no one can tie down! Joe Bullet!
Style: independent film
Plot: soccer, martial arts, blaxploitation, assassin, kidnapping, criminal underworld, football team, sexploitation, violence, exploitation, gangster
Place: south africa, johannesburg south africa
Keyword: gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, suspenseful, serious and grindhouse films with plots about martial arts, violence, gangster, kung fu, fistfight, hand to hand combat and heroes mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Joe Bullet: Death of a Snowman (1976), Way of the Black Dragon (1978), Black Dragon's Revenge (1975), Shinobi: The Law of Shinobi (2004), Baby Brown (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Death of a Snowman (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Africa
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A white cop and a black reporter join forces to investigate apparent vigilante killings in the South African underworld.
Style: grindhouse
Plot: exploitation, blaxploitation, drug lord, reporter, mafia, afrikaans, illegal drugs, sexploitation, police officer, interracial friendship, vigilantism, journalist ...
Time: 70s
Place: africa, johannesburg south africa, south africa, new york, cleveland ohio
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95%
Way of the Black Dragon (1978)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Allison Wong gets abducted by a gang of drug smugglers with a nasty sideline business involving white slavery and prostitution. Interpol agent Bill Eaton, honest worker Chen, and Allison's brother join forces to take out the nefarious crime ...
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, kidnapping, exploitation, kung fu, violence, drug dealing, mercenary, slave trade
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Black Dragon's Revenge (1975)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three rival gangs embark on a search for Bruce Lee's handwritten "finger fighting " manual.
Plot: martial arts, blaxploitation, exploitation, investigation, kung fu, city, fight, violence, revenge
Time: year 2016
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Shinobi: The Law of Shinobi (2004)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story: In the world of the Ninja, fighting skills play a small role in one's rank in the Shinobi order. Kageru is the best in his class, but his birth predestines him to the lower class. His friend Aoi is dealt the same fate; together they'll ...
Style: historical drama
Plot: ninja, martial arts, sexploitation, betrayal, blood, violence, japanese culture
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Baby Brown (1990)
Genre: Action
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Action thriller trails two attractive female cops (Zoli Marki and Kryska Witowska) on the hunt for a lethal drug lord who’s responsible for injuring one of the women’s former partners. Things get even more dangerous when the two women learn they ...
Style: independent film
Plot: female police officer, sexploitation, covert operation, undercover agent, undercover cop, illegal drugs, drug lord, police, police shootout, undercover, police officer, drug ...
Place: johannesburg south africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Silent Assassins (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The evil criminal leader Kendrick has kidnapped an elderly biochemist who holds the secret to creating a biological superweapon. The only person who can possibly stop Kendrick and his gang is L. A. cop Sam Kettle and martial arts master Jun Kim ...
Style: independent film
Plot: ninja, woman with a gun, violence, death, scientist, agent, kidnapping, revenge, blood, police officer, ambush, sword fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Dragon from Russia (1990)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A former member of a band of criminals known as the 'Eight-Hundred Dragons' is living in fear in Manchuria as the clan does not allow people to leave alive. However, he is eventually tracked down, and kidnapped along with a young ...
Style: fast, stylized, serious, suspenseful, anime
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, superhero, chases and races, heroes, fighting crime, criminal heroes, assassination, assassination attempt, partners against crime, danger, mind game, murder ...
Time: 80s
Place: hong kong, russia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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To the Death (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Kickboxing champ Rick Quinn decides to retire from the ring, but his main adversary, Denard, wants him to fight again and murders Quinn's wife. Quinn suspects Denard, but can't do anything. Three month later, Quinn is jailed after a ...
Style: grindhouse, independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, kickboxer, revenge, sexploitation, martial arts training, fight, boxing, bare chested male, combat, male female relationship, showdown ...
Place: south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Action
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Huei (Lam Wai - Long Arm of The Law) returns home and gets heavily involved in gangster activity once more working alongside boss Luo (Ku Feng). Re-connecting with friend Ping (Emily Chu - A Better Tomorrow) who's now working as a bar girl to ...
Plot: kung fu, exploitation, combat, fistfight, machete, fight, martial arts, blood, violence, blood splatter, gore
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Terminator Woman (1993)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Two LA cops, Julie and Jay, must return Marsalas to Africa to stand trial as the chief state witness against international villain Alex Gatelee. Gatelee, into everything from gold smuggling to female slave trade, hijacks the party. In a vicious ...
Style: suspense, independent film
Plot: martial arts, motorcycle chase, partner, police, criminal, witness, women, female fight, sexploitation, drug lord, gold, assault ...
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Angel of Fury (1990)
Genre: Action
Country: Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A security specialist (Nancy Bolan) is hired to deliver a valuable computer. She is joined by her former lover who has plans of his own for the computer.
Style: funny
Plot: martial arts, torture, computer, exploitation, crazy, chase, child murder, car chase, female martial artist
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Bogard (1975)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.
Style: grindhouse, independent film
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, urban, money, gangster, female nudity, streetfighting, street fighter, junkie, poker, swimming pool, barbershop ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Brad Spyder flies to Hawaii to uncover a web of bribery, betrayal and lies and when Spyder finds his partner dead, a cat and mouse game between killer and cop begins.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Black Lolita (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A singer returns to her hometown and puts together a team of fighters to go after local gangsters.
Style: independent film
Plot: blaxploitation, revenge, singer, sex, gangster, african american, female nudity, sexploitation
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When fellow operatives (and childhood friends) Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson disappear during an undercover mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones travels there to find them. With the help of local detective Mi Ling, Cleopatra discovers that her ...
Style: hood, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 1975, 20th century, 70s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action
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Duration: 85 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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35%
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