Movies like Lagalag

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Lagalag (1994)
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Lagalag (1994)
Original name: Lagalag The Eddie Fernandez Story
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Filipino action star Eddie "Lagalag" Fernandez is convicted and jailed for his role in a homicide.
Plot: police, car chase, actor, jail, imprisonment, true crime, homicide, murder, shot to death, breaking a bottle over someone's head
Place: the philippines

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, rough and realistic films with plots about true crime, police, murder, jail, police officer, death and prison mostly in Drama, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Lagalag: Manila's Finest (2015), Pugoy - Hostage Davao (1993), In the Blink of an Eye (1996), Utol (1996), Birador (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Manila's Finest (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A film based on the life of retired Western Police District Colonel Jimmy Tiu, who last served as Sta. Mesa Police Station Commander.
Plot: police, van, pistol, chase, police officer, swat
Place: the philippines
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Pugoy - Hostage Davao (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Philippines
Story: Pugoy: Davao Hostage Crisis movie based on 1989 crisis starred Ian Veneracion. The story behind the rape joke of mayor duterte..
Plot: true crime, police officer, death, prisoner, hostage, police, mayor, missionary, killer
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
In the Blink of an Eye (1996)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend who's been in prison for quite some time in connection with a murder.
Plot: serial killer, dead cop, shooting, sadness, desperation, death of loved one, best friend, trial, execution, friend, lawyer, death ...
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 8.2
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Utol (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A Filipino crime drama film directed by Toto Natividad.
Plot: hooligan, firefight, shootout, reformed criminal, little brother, police officer, worker, brother vs brother, salesman, toys, betrayal, police ...
Place: the philippines
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Birador (1998)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Mike Santana is technically as person for he uses his position as a policeman to savagely murder people; he also manhandles his wife Gina. His partner in service is Frankie, a young loyal police who sticks with him through thick and thin. But in end ...
Plot: labor leader, police officer, womanizer, emergency room, bank robbery, fight, labor strike, assassin, bank robber, religious faith, church, mistress ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Lo negro del Negro (1987)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Story: Based on the book by the same name, the film follows the exploits of Arturo "El Negro" Durazo, who was the head of the police department in Mexico City, we witness his crimes and his eccentric life, that will inevitably lead to his fall.
Plot: corruption, real life, female pubic hair, police, female nudity, greed, undercover cop, police brutality, arrest, assassination, police department, torture ...
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 6.8
 24
Animal (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Loosely based on a rape case that happened to two sisters in Cebu, Visayas, Philippines in late 1990s.
Plot: rape victim, suicide, rape, true crime, filipina, erotica, murder, cemetery, friend, kidnapping, sex, gang
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Avenge Every Second (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Einar and Davy find themselves in a frightening position, when they realize that their employer, Miami Crime boss Ricky want them dead. They both escape hoping nobody will find them. But in four years time a lot can happen!
Style: independent film
Plot: shootout, murder, police, car chase, revenge, mafia, violence, gun
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Stander (2003)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, Germany, South Africa, UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.
Style: harsh, serious, rough, exciting, factual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apartheid, heist, fighting the system, bank robbery, bank, robbery, law enforcement, protest, rebelliousness, gun store, violence spree, dishonesty ...
Time: 80s, 70s, year 2003, 20th century
Place: south africa, africa, johannesburg south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Story: Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa (1995)
Plot: harassment, true crime, flowers, calling for help, beer, love, insult, kidnapping, media, love potion, billiards, pervert ...
Time: 60s
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48%
 7.3
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Guilty (2011)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Investigates the corrupt judicial system under which Alain Mar'caux and his wife Edith were arrested on accusations of pedophilia horrific acts they never committed- and the years he spent fighting to get out of prison, clear his name and keep ...
Style: thought provoking, disturbing, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot: lawyer, prison, legal, courtroom, false accusation, broken family, imprisonment, police brutality, injustice, judge, life turned upside down, courtroom drama ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, europe, flanders
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Right to Kill? (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Based on true story of teens Richard and Deborah Jahnke charged in Wyoming for the killing of their abusive father.
Plot: incest, patricide, true crime, son murders father, teenage boy, murder, child abuse, death, father son relationship, child molester, child molestation, shot to death
Place: wyoming
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Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents.
Plot: serial killer, religion, true crime, polygamy, religious fundamentalist, mormon, sermon, religious fundamentalism, cult leader, sect, husband wife relationship, police ...
Time: 70s
Place: utah
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43%
Calvento Files The Movie (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 129 min.
Story: This movie has two episodes depicted from investigative crime show. Each episode speaks of grotesque deaths, betrayal, and the family members of the victims’ pursuit for justice. Episode 1 : Balintuwad It is the story of an epileptic ...
Style: anthology
Plot: grieving mother, domineering mother, mother daughter relationship, drowning, betrayal, justice, sister sister relationship, gang rape, witness, murder, jail, police station ...
Place: the philippines
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Deathrow (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, ...
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
Plot: prisoner, jail, juvenile delinquent, murder, lawyer, death sentence, prison life, teenage boy, danger, death row, prison, male nudity ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Stop It! (1980)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Filmen tar utgangspunkt i en faktisk hendelse i Oslo i 1975. To 16 år gamle gutter har stjålet en bil og blir oppdaget av politiet. Etter en dramatisk biljakt forsøker guttene å stikke av til fots. En politimann trekker imidlertid våpen fra 20 ...
Plot: unemployment, trial, death, police, chase, police chase, sex, court, teenager, boy, car, true crime ...
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39%
 6.9
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Dillinger (1973)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934. After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort ...
Style: noir, grindhouse, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, gunfight, mobster, bank robbery, robbery, shootout, murder, gang, great depression, bank, prostitute, team ...
Time: 1930s, year 1933, year 1934, 20th century
Place: chicago, indiana, kansas, usa, memphis ...
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Batas Ng Lansangan (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Army Major RUBEN MEDRANO was once a part of an elite anti-kidnapping task force. An unfortunate incident during an operation got him suspended and sent back to Manila. There he tries to renew ties with his daughter MARISSA who has been living with ...
Plot: assassin, military officer, murder, father daughter relationship, gangster, revenge, drug dealer
Place: the philippines
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39%
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Poliziotti (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When young cop Andrea is assigned to keep watch over dangerous Godfather Sante, who's in hospital after a fake suicide attempt, the stage is set for disaster.
Style: erotic
Plot: police, carabinieri, sex scene, making love, police officer, drug, female nudity, police officer killed, suicide, male nudity, italian police, true crime ...
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38%
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Style: psychological, tense, serious, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot: kidnapping, true crime, captivity, life is a bitch, violence, isolation, sexual abuse, woman in danger, rape, missing person, cruelty, abduction ...
Time: 2010s, year 2002, 2000s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Whisper to God (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When her boyfriend leaves for Japan on a singing contract, a dancer is so distraught she does not see the car that hits her. The driver pretends to be a helpful passer-by; they fall in love and gets married. Only bringing her to a more complicated ...
Plot: brain tumor, tumor, homicide, blindness, blind man, kidnapping, jail, friend, singer, rape, dancer, road accident
Place: the philippines
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Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Based on an actual event that occurred in the southern region of Chillán in 1960, tells the story of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had relationships and her five daughters
Style: cult classic, road movie
Plot: mental disorder, true crime, social injustice, killing, homicide, voice over narration, rural setting, tramp, alcoholism, affection, bitterness, baby ...
Time: 1950s, 60s
Place: chile
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Pacquiao: The Movie (2006)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Jericho Rosales portrays Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as he struggles out of poverty to become a champion and national hero. Yet when the pressures of his sport, his personal life and the high expectations of his countrymen take their toll, he ...
Style: tagalog
Plot: boxing, comeback, disabled, car accident, boxer, bible, champion, wife beater, suicide attempt, wooing, gun, boxing ring
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Manila Kingpin (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is based on the story of the notorious Tondo, Manila, gang leader Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, whose ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, tagalog ...
Plot: betrayal, murder, raid, police brutality, police raid, jail, rivalry, danger, love and romance, society, hired killer, true crime ...
Place: manila philippines, the philippines
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Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Crime drama starring Vinod Khanna, Sunil Shetty and Gautami
Plot: crooked lawyer, prisoner, police, burial, bail, husband wife relationship, cemetery, police officer, false accusation, prison fight, prison, attempted murder ...
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35%
Hangga't May Hininga (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Ellis gets imprisoned from trying to avenge the death of his brother, who helped him expose the illegal engagements of a military general. Ellis tries to recover from the tragedies in his life by being a relentless inmate in the jail. Ellis becomes ...
Plot: lawyer, legal action, prisoner, police officer, helicopter, government official, motorcycle, ex soldier, gang war, shot to death, exploding helicopter, revolver ...
Place: the philippines
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Escape (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Set during the terrifying reign of Filipino despot, Marcos, two upper caste but very different strangers team up to try and survive the physical and mental torture they undergo after they are suddenly jailed. Geny is the conservative businessman ...
Plot: dictatorship, businessman, dictator, media, political repression, historical event, militarism, martial law, hunger, physical torture, despot, torture ...
Time: 70s, year 1977
Place: the philippines
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Roberto Succo (2001)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: 'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of France he meets Léa, age 16. Between his increasingly ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, melancholic, captivating
Plot: true crime, serial killer, prison, murder, rape, freak, misfit, killer, corpse, on the road, female nudity, kidnapping ...
Time: year 2001
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Beaten (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Justina is a fifteen years old girl who lives with her mother and stepfather in Mexico City. In her sexual-awakening, she starts flirting with the only man in her life, her stepfather, causing the accidental murder of her mother and stepfather. ...
Style: suspense, rough, psychological, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot: stepfather stepdaughter relationship, sexual awakening, police, murder, teenager, flirting, stepfather, gang rape, femme fatale, catholic schoolgirl, police officer, exhibitionism ...
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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story.
Style: suspense, rough, suspenseful, touching, captivating ...
Plot: kidnapping, serial killer, true crime, abduction, child abduction, kidnapped, rape, psychopath, kidnapped girl, autobiography, homicidal maniac, homicide detective ...
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32%
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