Movies like Permanent 2014
If you like "Permanent" you are looking for tense, dark and suspenseful movies about / with organized crime, redemption, danger, illegal drugs, moral ambiguity, revenge and betrayal themes of Action, Crime and Drama genre shot in USA.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Permanent (2014)
64
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Six unrelated people must push through their past and the mob underworld to discover what has controlled each of them all these years. Sex, Drugs, Guns and God have created a series of events which will leave each of them changed forever.
Style:
tense, dark, suspenseful, intense, crime thriller, bleak, neo noir, independent film
Plot:
organized crime, redemption, danger, illegal drugs, moral ambiguity, revenge, betrayal, corruption, urban, guilt, violent, survival, isolation, law enforcement, black market, murderer, prostitute, money, drug addict, police officer, police, sex scene, death, murder, priest ...
Time:
contemporary
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to Permanent
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspenseful and neo noir films with plots about revenge, betrayal, moral ambiguity, corruption, organized crime, urban and violent mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Permanent: Beyond the Law (2019), Gharshana (2004), The Assassin (2007), The Wrecker (2025), Protector (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a former detective learns of the murder of his estranged son, he ventures back to the darkened streets he once knew so well. Armed, dangerous and with nothing to lose, he must take on the ruthless local mob in his mission for revenge.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, detective, crime thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, police, organized crime, vigilante, murder, escapades, life is a bitch, redemption, danger, rivalry, betrayal, friends ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Rama Chandra (played by Daggubati Venkatesh) is the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad City. His upbringing as an orphan, and the special nature of his job as a policeman, have left him reluctant to form relationships with women. He ...
Style:
action thriller, dark, intense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, revenge, gangster, organized crime, male protagonist, vigilante justice, violent, corruption, urban, police procedural, moral ambiguity, family drama ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Assassin John Brown, a heroin-addicted, recent war veteran, is hired to take out a local nightclub owner. When Brown slips, he finds himself on the run from both police and the shadowy corporation that hired him.
Style:
neo noir, crime thriller, dark, grim, bleak ...
Plot:
assassin, hitman, addiction, heroin, moral ambiguity, urban, city, war veteran, anti hero, on the run, underworld, nightclub ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A car mechanic's life takes an unexpected turn when his reckless brother makes a bad decision gaining the unwanted attention of a notorious crime boss.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, neo noir
Plot:
organized crime, brotherhood, betrayal, mob boss, moral ambiguity, redemption, mature, revenge, survival, violent, machismo, corruption ...
Similarity:
90%
Movie in collections
350
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was about to turn states evidence. The killing came as the mobster was with his girlfriend Alma. Jack ...
Style:
detective, suspense, crime thriller, tense, dark ...
Plot:
murder, organized crime, investigation, cop, deception, corruption, violent, moral ambiguity, gang, underworld, love triangle, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A disgraced former cop finds himself working for a ruthless female kingpin to pay off his estranged father’s debt and protect his family.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, dark, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
debt, organized crime, lawlessness, corruption, moral ambiguity, underworld, ex cop, city, criminal underworld, family drama, female crime boss, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
84%
714
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Samir “Gio” Daoudi, a young man whose life is shattered when his brother is murdered in a gangland execution in Amsterdam. As Gio rises through the ranks of Europe’s drug underworld, he becomes a key player in a brutal cycle of retaliation, ...
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
organized crime, revenge, gang, drug traffic, betrayal, retribution, moral ambiguity, violent, corruption, hitman, investigation, rise and fall ...
Place:
amsterdam
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A violent outlaw takes a job as a personal driver in order to protect the life of a little girl.
Style:
dark, tense, suspenseful, emotional
Plot:
outlaw, anti hero, criminal underworld, violent, revenge, survival, gangster, violence, power struggle, showdown, moral ambiguity, protector ...
Similarity:
74%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Su-young, a police detective who went to prison for someone else, is surprised when a mysterious woman named Yoon-sun arrives to collect her on her day of release. As she discovers that the promised compensation for her time behind bars has ...
Style:
crime thriller, neo noir, suspenseful, dark, action drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, police detective, justice, corruption, prison, conspiracy, revenge, redemption, moral ambiguity, vigilante, underworld, mystery woman ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A cold-blooded assassin turns reckless and inadvertently rescues a potential victim from termination, inciting the wrath of her boss. Now she must use all her training against the people she once called family to keep a defenseless nanny alive.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, dark, suspense, fast paced ...
Plot:
female assassin, assassin, nanny, revenge, female protagonist, redemption, protector, violent, rescue, organized crime, betrayal, underworld ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A former stripper befriends a young man looking for his father, all the while trying to avoid a hitman for the mob, to whom she is deeply in debt.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime drama, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, danger, underworld, stripper, pursuit, survival, nightlife, debt, cat and mouse, betrayal, fugitive ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
68%
362
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the gangsters and gets killed for his efforts. Meanwhile the film ...
Style:
crime thriller, dark, suspenseful, tense, noir ...
Plot:
police, cameraman, murder, gangster, corruption, massacre, cover up, violent, investigation, evidence, criminal underworld, drug cartel ...
Time:
90s
Place:
louisiana, new orleans
Similarity:
67%
682
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Jade presents the story of a woman who comes between a powerful businessman and a gang leader in their search for a hard drive that could damage the operations of Interpol. Despite grieving for the brother she accidentally killed, the woman is ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, action packed ...
Plot:
corruption, female protagonist, organized crime, guilt, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, grief, conspiracy, cat and mouse, gang leader, betrayal, violent ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Neeyln has always been the loyal enforcer for crime boss Harris back in London, taking care of problems and people that disrupt his illicit business. When Harris strikes a deal with an old friend -- American oilman Preston -- they find themselves in ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, disturbing, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, gangster, organized crime, criminal underworld, plan, conflict between friends, feud, gangster boss, money, friendship, death of girlfriend, betrayal by friend ...
Place:
west virginia
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Shin, a good family friend and business partner of the DeLeon family, assumes his role as head of the Coast Mafia.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, crime thriller ...
Plot:
gangster, criminal heroes, family business, murder, money, mafia, organized crime, crime family, underworld, family drama, power struggle, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After a home invasion goes terribly wrong, Oscar tries to help the girl whose life he helped to ruin.
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, tense, dark, intense ...
Plot:
second chance, redemption, home invasion, remorse, guilt, moral dilemma, forgiveness, regret, confrontation, violent, revenge, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two former gangster enforcers, filled with hate for one another, partner to take on one last assignment that could cost their lives.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, neo noir, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
gangster, revenge, confrontation, underworld, organized crime, hitman, violence, betrayal, grudge, violent, partnership, corruption ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
AK, a powerful gangster, surrenders to the police, in hopes that his wife and son will live a peaceful life. When he is released 17 years later, he learns that his son is falsely accused of serious crimes. To protect him, he is forced to go back to ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, action drama, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
protective father, family drama, father son relationship, gangster, prison, underworld, organized crime, male protagonist, reformed criminal, violence, police, revenge ...
Similarity:
58%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.
Style:
suspense thriller, suspense, crime thriller, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, female protagonist, cop, police, police officer, police procedural, corruption, female detective, mysterious death, criminal, fighting crime, investigation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An enforcer for the mob enacts revenge on those who wronged her.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime thriller, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, woman with a gun, female protagonist, betrayal, organized crime, hitman, dark power, murder, dark heroine, female assassin, vengeance, avenge ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Trent Turner has it all - a beautiful wife, a fabulous house, and a business he owns with his best friend. He also has a mistress, a mistress who gets him involved with more than he's bargained for...
Style:
erotic, crime thriller, crime drama, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
making love, murder, blackmail, infidelity, drug traffic, secrets, betrayal, cover up, adultery, cat and mouse, escalation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
vancouver, canada
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In an effort to control the city the Mayor opens the doors to the Russian Mob. It is not long until he realizes they aren't going to follow his rules. To fix the problem he accepts an offer to set up the Russians and open the door for the ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
betrayal, organized crime, abduction, corruption, violence, murder, kidnapping, russian mafia, criminal underworld, drug cartel, corrupt politician, hostage ...
Place:
detroit
Similarity:
56%
622
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An ex-con with ties to the Russian mob and Aryan brotherhood yearns to escape his past life of violence but ultimately decides to undertake one last assignment to escape the Russian mob and earn his freedom.
Style:
suspense, dark, intense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, criminal underworld, betrayal, vengeance, violent, bloodbath, organized crime, ex convict, russian mafia, gangster, mafia, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
55%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A veteran cop is after a Mafia hitman, who killed his partner. Unbeknownst to him, a rookie cop has gone undercover to also catch the hitman, who murdered his parents. In order to get close to the hitman, the rookie has cozied up to the ...
Style:
crime thriller, tension, suspenseful, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
cop, revenge, mafia, hitman, mob boss, organized crime, murder, undercover, covert operation, investigation, violent, gang war ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Set in the backdrop of 1980s, Micheal helms his influential family in Kochi, inspiring fear and respect through his unnerving past. When a few younger members in the household feel his power over their lives too are aggravating, they join hands with ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, period piece, dark ...
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, betrayal, power struggle, patriarch, family drama, bandit, gang, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity, revenge, family secret ...
Time:
80s, 2020s
Similarity:
50%
934
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Sister Tse is brought to New York by a Snakehead, a human smuggler. Although she is indebted to the crime family responsible for her transport, her survival instincts help her gain favor with the matriarch, and she rises quickly in the ranks. Soon ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
human trafficking, immigration, organized crime, female protagonist, crime family, survival, illegal immigration, criminal underworld, criminal, smuggler, smuggling, illegal immigrant ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A man who works for a seedy private detective decides to turn over a new leaf, but ends up antagonising the men behind his last assignment, and gets entangled in a web spun by greedy politicians, corrupt cops and ruthless gangsters.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, tense, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
gangster, corruption, organized crime, private detective, underworld, violence, danger, moral ambiguity, criminal conspiracy, criminal syndicate, political corruption, power struggle ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
11K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When he and his pregnant wife are attacked in their home, a former elite agent becomes trapped in a deadly manhunt tied to his own painful past.
Style:
action thriller, intense, tense, suspense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
manhunt, kidnapping, rescue mission, family in danger, survival, cat and mouse, conspiracy, betrayal, corruption, revenge, investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Brian, (Luke Goss, DEATH RACE 2, HELLBOY II) is desperately trying to seek a "quick fix" business deal that will put him back on top financially after being let go from his executive position at one of the top investment firms. Brian ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, greed, drug deal, desperation, betrayal, deception, drug lord, organized crime, murder, violent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
337
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two bodyguards set out to find their boss's killer before his son starts a mob war.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, dark, neo noir, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, bodyguard, revenge, betrayal, loyalty, underworld, crime family, investigation, retribution, gunfight, moral ambiguity, power struggle ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
48%
Related movie lists
