Movies like Moonrunners
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Moonrunners (1975)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school moonshining methods, and refuses to buckle in to the 'big business moonshine' of Jake, who controls these parts for New York mobsters
Style:
surprise ending, neo noir, psychotronic, independent film, grindhouse, road movie, cult film
Audience:
manly
Plot:
car chase, bartender, hillbilly, car race, speed, redneck, classic car, small town, car, automobile, racing, hicksploitation, dirt track racing, mafia, business, swat team, revenge, prostitute, police officer, forest, police, escape, womanizer, crime boss, cemetery ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
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Most similar movies to Moonrunners
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, exciting, independent film and surprise ending films with plots about car chase, chase, police, car crash, car accident, police officer and explosion mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Moonrunners: White Lightning (1973), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Moonshine County Express (1977), Convoy (1978), Gator (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
Style:
grindhouse, neo noir, colorful, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
car chase, car, hicksploitation, redneck, chase, bartender, swamp, skinny dipping, speed, classic car, criminal activity, automobile ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
arkansas
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
Style:
road movie, funny, cult classic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
road trip, car chase, trucker, truck, on the road, police chase, carsploitation, sheriff, convoy, truck driver, driving, car ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, alabama, mississippi, austin texas, usa ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The three surviving daughters of a murdered moonshiner band together with a racecar driver to run high-test shine behind the corpulent backs of the local likker syndicate.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film
Plot:
hicksploitation, carsploitation, redneck, car chase, woman with a gun, small community, daughter, sheriff, preacher, ford mustang, cemetery, murder ...
Place:
southern usa, kentucky
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
Style:
road movie, dark comedy, surprise ending, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
truck, car chase, on the road, chase, rebellion, on the run, desert, police brutality, highway, car, corrupt sheriff, state trooper ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, arizona, new mexico, austin texas, albuquerque new mexico ...
Similarity:
83%
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5K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
redneck, violence, chase, car chase, cheerleader, corruption, hicksploitation, talk show host, undercover, politics, ex convict, violent content ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, madagascar, new york, new jersey
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the ...
Style:
road movie, exciting, suspenseful, surprise ending, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
car chase, chase, car thief, driving, car theft, car, police investigation, disguise, police chase, ambush, car crash, carsploitation ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, long beach california
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped which was set up by his lawyer. Brannigan in his American Irish way brings American law to the people of ...
Style:
detective, black comedy, fast, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
culture clash, fish out of water, car chase, violence, assassin, gunfight, kidnapping, chase, gangster, buddy cop, police investigation, reluctant partners ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
chicago, london, england, scotland, big ben london ...
Similarity:
79%
176K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Style:
black comedy, suspense, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
prison, heist, prison escape, prison riot, bartender, father daughter relationship, robbery, auto racing, mountain, money problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
west virginia, north carolina
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A story set in the Prohibition Era and centered around a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organized crime.
Style:
period piece, neo noir, stylized, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, prohibition, revenge, gangster, betrayal, chase, criminal, friendship, police, murder, mob boss ...
Time:
1920s, year 2016, 2010s, 1930s
Place:
florida, boston, massachusetts, america, miami ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Eddie Moore is a young drifter passing through the small town of Rockfield when suddenly he gets harassed by corrupt sheriff Leroy Rankin and his Deputy, Tylor. Later he meets up with waitress Camille "Cam" Johnson and both skinny dip in a ...
Style:
psychotronic, independent film, grindhouse, road movie
Plot:
car chase, sheriff, small town, police, sniper, deputy, modern western, chase, brawl, lovers on the run, waitress, police officer ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
north america
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Burt Reynolds plays a legendary stunt man known as Sonny Hooper, who remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop pain killers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, psychotronic, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
stuntman, filmmaking, hollywood, car, classic car, car chase, chase, horse riding, gunfight, redneck, truck, police ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century, future, 80s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, birmingham alabama, alabama ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Watermelon farmer Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) goes after the Mob, when they try to strong arm him to use their melon picking crew.
Style:
neo noir, talky, suspense, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, car chase, violent, vigilantism, vigilante, organized crime, violence, bullying, vengeance, arms dealer, assassin, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
colorado, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Buford Pusser's a wrestler, whose wife wants him to settle down, so they go to his home town in Tennessee, where he plans to get into business with his father. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. And when ...
Style:
tense, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, redneck, small town, vengeance, danger, criminal syndicate, corruption, police corruption, sheriff, fighting crime ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
tennessee, usa, north america
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, on the run, mistaken identity, gangster, hitman, manhunt, special agent, rivalry, law enforcement, witnessing a crime, danger, race against time ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
76%
400
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Lonigan and his partner Tony, two drug dealers, shoot two cops who attempt to set them up, and run away with a million bucks and the drugs, which they stash in a red Corvette Stingray in a used car lot. When they attempt to recover their stash with ...
Style:
action comedy, independent film
Plot:
speed, car, nun, money, carsploitation, illegal drugs, sports car, beer, cigar, heroin, corvette, shooting ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place:
illinois, midwest
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, ...
Style:
road movie, cult classic, humorous, psychotronic, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
racing, chase, car, on the road, carsploitation, auto racing, race, mafia, death, violence, automobile, car chase ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place:
new york, los angeles, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two highway patrolmen think they are working on the side repossessing cars. But eventually, they realize that they have been tricked and are actually stealing the cars.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
car chase, carsploitation, car, collision, car theft, beer, stealing a car, scam, accident, highway, speed, police ...
Time:
70s
Place:
southern california, los angeles, malibu california, california
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often ...
Style:
sitcom, not serious, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, medieval, hillbilly, deep south, nylons, bartender, guy, uncle, racing, auto mechanic, fight scenes, hunter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, colorado, southern usa, georgia, kentucky
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As film-maker Harlan Hollis drives to a James Dean festival, he's unaware that killers are tracking his every move. The fast and furious race to avoid their net, stay alive and discover who is behind this lethal plan, will take Hollis through a ...
Style:
action thriller, independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, carsploitation, car chase, car, racing, speed, driving, car crash, hitman, heroes, rivalry, obsessive quest ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A bunch of bootleggers run booze in the South.
Style:
poliziottesco, independent film
Plot:
bartender, hillbilly, hicksploitation, political persecution, smuggler, vendetta, dancing, ambush, underage drinking, car chase, knife fight, harmonica ...
Time:
year 1933
Place:
arkansas, tennessee
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Style:
road movie, grindhouse, independent film, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
car chase, car, driver, hitchhiker, on the road, road trip, radio station, on the run, chase, driving, reckless driving, rattlesnake ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
san francisco, california, colorado, utah, denver colorado ...
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Style:
road movie, humorous, action thriller, captivating, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, heist, chase, on the road, treasure hunt, buddies, car chase, friendship between men, robbery, bank robbery, preacher, hidden money ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974, year 1972
Place:
montana, usa
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
Style:
realistic, witty, semi serious, humorous, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
car chase, police chase, young lovers, camp, car, carsploitation, couples, disorder, eccentric family, odd couple, criminal heroes, on the road ...
Time:
70s
Place:
las vegas, usa, north america, new jersey
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. ...
Style:
road movie, action comedy, fast, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, road trip, female nudity, sheriff, on the road, pursuit, fish, retirement, nudist, car chase, ku klux klan, trucker ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century
Place:
texas, florida, usa, miami
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a dream. Invest $100 in his company and live in Africa. But cops Gravedigger and Coffin know all about Deke and his fraudulent schemes that take ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, investigation, police investigation, odd couple, master criminal, partners against crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, buddies, tough law enforcer, partner, racial slur ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, harlem, usa, africa
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.
Style:
grindhouse, sexual, road movie, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
on the road, trucker, chase, car, vigilante, carsploitation, violence, car chase, exploitation, drug use, vigilantism, drinking ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.
Style:
black comedy, cult classic, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, chase, car chase, pregnancy, hostage, dog, psychopath, train, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, tough guy, childbirth, ex cop ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
chicago, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Style:
detective, neo noir, tense, grim, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, car, driving, cop, undercover police officer, chase, police officer, buddy cop, organized crime, murder, italian gangster, undercover agent ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy
Plot:
redneck, hicksploitation, carsploitation, car chase, bartender, classic car, bootlegging, automobile, car crash, gang, american south, anti hero ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
florida, southern usa
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.
Style:
grindhouse, psychotronic, sexual, independent film, sexy ...
Plot:
truck, public nudity, hitchhiking, female nudity, nudity, redneck, exploitation, redheaded woman, woman with a gun, bare breasts, sex, gangster ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
72%
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