Movies like Man Wanted
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Man Wanted (1995)
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Original name: 旺角的天空
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Undercover cop Lok Hwa takes two years to become the trusted lieutenant of rising Hong Kong drug lord, Feng. The night of the big bust, Feng's flaming car crashes spectacularly into the sea; Feng is presumed dead. Hwa returns to the force and to June, his patient girl friend. Also, to save Feng's lover Yung from a life of crime, Hwa gives her his pager number and promises to be there for her. A year later, Feng reappears, asking Hwa's aid with one last task before he returns to the mainland forever. Feeling sentimental, Hwa agrees to help and finds himself set up to take the fall in a drug war. June is in danger, too, and death awaits as Yung realizes it's Hwa she loves.
Style:
heroic, crime drama, poliziottesco
Plot:
triad, heroic bloodshed, undercover cop, revenge, police officer, police, violence, hospital, gunfight, brutality, blood, secret police, police officer killed, shootout, drug, gun fu, bloodbath, eastern, gun, gore, blood splatter, stabbed in the stomach, shooting a police officer, gun duel, police officer shot in the chest ...
Place:
hong kong
Keyword:
chinese
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out heroic, serious, realistic and rough films with plots about bloodbath, violence, blood, heroic bloodshed, blood splatter, gun and martial arts mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Man Wanted: The Merciless (2017), Walk on Fire (1988), Rock N' Roll Cop (1994), Fury (1988), Bloody Brotherhood (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge.
Style:
harsh, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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:
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Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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 ⇓
49%
45
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chuck (Philip Chan), Jimmy (Waise Lee) and Lucky (Michael Wong) are blood brothers. Jimmy's cousin Jake, acts as a go-between, arranges a trafficking of counterfeit U.S. notes between Jimmy's group and the local triad society in Taiwan. ...
Style:
heroic, poliziottesco
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, gun fu, police officer killed, martial arts, police shootout, mexican standoff, counterfeit money, hand to hand combat, gunfight, police officer, kung fu, brutality ...
Place:
taiwan, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bloody Brotherhood didn't make much of a splash at the HK box office (just reaching that "magic" two-week theatrical run where most HK movies reach the break-even point) and it's gone largely ignored by fans, even though it stars ...
Style:
heroic, poliziottesco
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, kung fu, combat, police officer killed, boat, fistfight, dead girl, bloodbath, armed robbery, child killed, fight, security guard ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ⇓
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
An operation against the notorious druglord in Thailand changed the destiny of a HK narcotic team- the workaholic captain lost his men and bright career; the loyal officer was abandoned and went missing; the undercover cop who was salvaged chose to ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, stylized, serious, tense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
revenge, heroic bloodshed, gangster, danger, murder, chef, gunfight, violence, triad, gun fu, mafia, martial arts ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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 ...
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A retired cop is summoned by his ex-boss to save his kidnapped son from the hands of a deadly Japanese triad. Action violence and a little romance makes GANGLAND ODYSSEY a promising treat!
Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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495
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two cops--both partners and best friends--find their friendship and their lives at stake when they try to take down a ruthless drug dealer.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back. Helping him is local girl Tong, whilst chasing Ko ...
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Duration: 90 min.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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