Movies and TV shows like The Cape
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The Cape (2011)
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
"The Cape" is a drama series following Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana and son, Trip. Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" - his son's favorite comic book superhero - and takes the law into his own hands.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
superhero, supernatural power, fighting crime, vigilantism, undercover, frame up, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, presumed dead, superpower, circus, serial killer, villain, comic hero, superhero spoof, superhuman powers, vigilante, crime fighter, heroes, urban, corrupt law enforcer, honest law enforcer, ex law enforcer, violent content ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to The Cape
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, serious and psychotronic films and TV series with plots about heroes, superhero, escapades, superhuman powers, fighting crime, rivalry and danger mostly in Action, Drama and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Cape: Witchblade (2001), Arrow (2012), M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994), Cloak & Dagger (2018), The Phantom (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Witchblade is an American television series that aired on TNT from 2001 to 2002. The series is based on the Witchblade comic book series, and followed a pilot film which debuted in August 2000. Some of the episodes were written by Ralph Hemecker, ...
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stylized, suspenseful, rough, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
magical object, policewoman, superheroine, police detective, female protagonist, heroic mission, fighting crime, supernatural ability, supernatural, super weapon, vengeance, imaginary ...
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
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Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
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Time:
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Place:
usa, fictional island, chicago
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33%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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M.A.N.T.I.S. is an American science fiction television series that aired for one season on the Fox Network between August 1994 and March 1995.
The original two-hour pilot was produced by Sam Raimi and developed by Sam Hamm. It stars actor Carl ...
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exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, detective ...
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.
Style:
captivating, exciting, bleak, tense, anime
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
superheroine, multiverse, teenage superhero, teenager, youth, friendship, supernatural, vengeance, danger, investigation, justice, woman with a gun ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
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Story:
Before Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman, there was The Phantom, the greatest legend in the annals of 20th century comic-book crime fighting. Now, the immortal superhero returns to strike terror in the hearts of villains around the world - and to ...
Style:
saga, exciting, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, fighting crime, good versus evil, escapades, secret identity, rivalry, danger, heroic mission, undercover, organized crime, master villain ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, new york, usa
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Human Target is an American action drama television series that was broadcast by Fox in the United States. Based loosely on the Human Target comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino for DC Comics, it is the second series based ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, smart, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, bay area
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100%
Genre: Short, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 1 min.
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A six episode mini series broadcast online alongside Arrow. Felicity meets Roy and has a special mission for him.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, rivalry, vigilantism, fighting crime, escapades, heroes, prodigy, undercover, justice, mission, villain, one man army ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, scenic, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
epic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
42%
134K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Style:
suspenseful, exciting, saga, sad, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
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Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, neo noir ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
future
Place:
washington d.c., usa, new jersey
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
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The Flash is a 1990 American television series that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, the Flash, and co-starred Amanda Pays. The series was developed from the DC Comics characters by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, and ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, tense, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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In ...
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Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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When his girlfriend is supposedly shot and killed, Dick Grayson quits as Robin and goes off to fight crime as Nightwing. While doing so he comes into the path of Deathstroke and has to defeat him before he kills again.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
30K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural ability, mind control, experiment, superhuman powers, psychic, investigation, government agency, supernatural, danger, enemy, government official, fellow agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
saga, suspenseful, exciting, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, maryland
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
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Black Scorpion is an action-crime TV series that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2001 and in Canada on Space in 2002. The series is based on two Roger Corman movies, Black Scorpion, and the sequel Black Scorpion II: Aftershock. The show focuses on a ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, suspenseful, rough, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
superheroine, superhero, vigilante, secret identity, female protagonist, good versus evil, fighting crime, superhuman powers, vigilantism, police detective, undercover, escapades ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious, psychotronic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, imaginary, supernatural ability, good versus evil, rescue, danger, heroic mission, woman in danger, superhero, supernatural power, superhuman powers, psychic power ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A masked vigilante who discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious super criminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation in ruins.
Style:
exciting, captivating, melancholic, enigmatic, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, heroic mission, imaginary, good versus evil, youth, vigilantism, rivalry, superhuman powers, escapades, superhero, heroes, unstoppable ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, las vegas
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, detective, fast ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, anime, fast, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
good versus evil, superhero, genetic engineering, mutant, experiment gone awry, heroic mission, save the world, supernatural, superhuman, superpower, undercover, rivalry ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Hidden from the view of the public - and even from the President - there is a top secret agent who is trained and ready to serve, deployed only at the careful discretion of the Vice President.
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
secret agent, spy, politics, vice president, conspiracy, heroic mission, state affairs, undercover, heroes, government, espionage, intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
TV show
Story:
Eve's life is forever altered when her parents vanish without a trace after being attacked by supernatural agents. Growing up on the streets, Eve learns the art of self reliance. When she runs into members of the mysterious ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, fast, independent film
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, rivalry, good versus evil, supernatural, self discovery, escapades, dishonesty, uncover truth, obsessive quest, life is a bitch, supernatural ability, martial arts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
2K
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unstoppable empire in Los Angeles.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
save the world, superhuman powers, supernatural, save the day, good versus evil, fighting crime, escapades, supernatural ability, rivalry, danger, evil empire, vigilantism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Perceived as a monster, Bruce Wayne confronts the ghosts of his tragic past and attempts to reclaim his humanity by saving a missing person. Ultimately, his rabid quest for truth ignites a moral reckoning within a city bursting with lies.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, contemplative, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
On the run again, Dr. David Banner is jailed for assault after interrupting a mugging. Blind attorney Matt Murdock enlists Banner's help in locating the muggers because he believes they work for his longtime foe, Fisk, the head of an ...
Style:
epic, anime, saga, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Year 2030, in a dark corner of Bright City, lies a powerful evil force: Violent Group, headed by Wang Hu. Burning, killing, looting, they begin destroying the whole city, and also begin brewing a terrible secret plan: to control the human brain. At ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Similarity:
31%
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