Movies like Warning Shot
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Warning Shot (1966)
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman (David Janssen) works his own case.
Style:
neo noir
Plot:
smuggling, private detective, talk show host, dog, doctor, neighbor, heroin, shooting, funeral, media, self defense, nurse, cop, revenge, police officer, rich, model, murder, wealth, fog, abortion, swimming pool, senior citizen, drunkenness, widow ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, year 1966, 1960s
Place:
los angeles, mexico
Keyword:
oldies
Most similar movies to Warning Shot
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out neo noir, suspenseful, serious and realistic films with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, dishonesty, shot to death, shootout and shot in the chest mostly in Crime, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Warning Shot: Twenty Plus Two (1961), Harper (1966), Point Blank (1967), Third Man Out (2005), The Poison Rose (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Julia Joliet handles fan mail for movie stars. Now someone has a message for her, delivered at point-blank range. David Janssen (TV’s The Fugitive) brings his laconic cool to Twenty Plus Two as Tom Alder, a Los Angeles private eye who ties ...
Style:
independent film, crime drama, neo noir
Plot:
private investigator, private detective, dual identity, lost girl, movie actor, motel, rapist, fratricide, secret, brother brother relationship, world war two veteran, miscarriage ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s, year 1947, year 1951
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, north dakota, japan, minneapolis minnesota ...
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95%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, cynical, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, investigation, kidnapping, missing person, twists and turns, uncover truth, dishonesty, adultery, divorce, ransom, private investigator ...
Time:
60s, year 1966, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, las vegas, usa
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87%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Style:
neo noir, surreal, tense, brutal, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
organized crime, revenge, vengeance, gangster, betrayal, left for dead, anti hero, hitman, flashback, left to die, mafia, money ...
Time:
20th century, future, year 1967, 60s
Place:
usa, san francisco, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Chad Allen stars as gay detective Donald Strachey in this gritty series of crime stories based on the popular novels by author Richard Stevenson. "The Donald Strachey Mysteries" follow Strachey through upstate New York as he works on ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
gay couple, gay, murder, lgbt, private detective, uncover truth, mysterious character, who done it, amateur detective, dishonesty, life is a bitch, law enforcement ...
Place:
new york state, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a complex interwoven web of crimes, suspects and dead bodies.
Style:
neo noir, bleak, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, gambler, investigation, missing woman, dishonesty, society, father daughter relationship, hopes, parents and children, life is a bitch, friendship, escapades ...
Time:
year 1978
Place:
texas, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, dark, stylized, clever ...
Plot:
private detective, african american, missing person, jazz club, black, gangster, murder, jazz, racism, home invasion, private investigator, cop ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1948
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, malibu california
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Los Angeles private-eye Philip Marlowe is trying to locate the brother of his new client, a woman named Orfamay Quest. The trail leads to two men who deny any knowledge of the brother's existence. Both are soon killed by an ice pick, so Marlowe ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, noir, mind bending, tense ...
Plot:
private detective, blackmail, murder, femme fatale, investigation, gangster, missing person, philip marlowe, mysticism, love, private investigator, darkness ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
Style:
neo noir, detective, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
femme fatale, private detective, missing person, uncover truth, suspicion of murder, who done it, dishonesty, life is a bitch, danger, murder, private investigator, planned murder ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1941
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mike Stone's back and his old partner, Steve Keller, is missing. So Mike heads up an investigation. At the same time, he is investigating another brutal murder. And he is trying to decide which of two inspectors shall he recommend for the ...
Plot:
murder, disappearance, homicide, shootout, police officer, priest, revenge, judge, father daughter relationship, promotion, sergeant, parole officer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Sam Swift, the former star of a hit cop series whose epic breakdown is broadcast to the public and sends her to rehab. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way into shadowing lone-wolf private investigator Eddie Valetik as research for a ...
Style:
feel good, light, captivating, sweet, detective
Plot:
private detective, investigation, private investigation, private investigator, crime investigation, partners against crime, celebrity, couples, woman with a gun, whodunit, actress, new job ...
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, cult classic, non-linear, stylized ...
Plot:
investigation, revenge, vengeance, father daughter relationship, ex convict, hitman, death of daughter, gangster, murder, shootout, englishman abroad, mansion ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 60s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, england, usa, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, detective, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political corruption, murder, investigation, police, police investigation, conspiracy, revenge, betrayal, gangster, dishonesty, partners against crime, mafia ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1996, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A hatter in a provincial town (Michel Serrault) leads the life of a respectable citizen but is in fact a serial murderer. The only person to suspect this is his neighbour the tailor (Charles Asnavour).
Style:
anthology, neo noir
Plot:
serial killer, literary, police officer, time travel, small town, doctor, husband wife relationship, murder of wife, anonymous letter, dead wife, tailor, maniac ...
Time:
year 1982
Place:
france, brittany
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
Style:
serious, suspense, exciting, captivating, detective ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
car chase, murder, police detective, police corruption, fighting crime, uncover truth, law enforcement, rivalry, investigation, twists and turns, urban, criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Style:
neo noir, detective, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, cop, police corruption, vigilante, investigation, psychopath, killer, blood, police officer, vigilantism, violence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Movies similar to Gone Baby Gone
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Style:
neo noir, funny, black comedy, dark comedy, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
private detective, investigation, murder, actor, dark humor, buddy, thief, gay, murder mystery, kidnapping, cheerleader, buddy cop ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
venice beach california, los angeles, california, denver colorado, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes ...
Style:
exciting, tense, fast paced, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, killer, hired killer, murder, car chase, espionage, revenge, explosions, death, betrayal, assassination ...
Time:
year 1972, 20th century, 70s
Place:
naples italy, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
10K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Spain, France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californian family after a beautiful blonde hires him to track down her former lover.
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, missing person, investigation, secret, private investigator, puzzle, sleuth, whodunit, uncover truth, detective inspector, crime solving, mausoleum ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939
Place:
los angeles, california, mexico, tijuana mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A friend of Joanna has been killed by a serial killers who leaves the bodies in the woods. A strange guy who says is a private detective: Joanna begins to fear he might be the killer.
Style:
crime thriller, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, psychopath, law enforcement, police detective, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, cigarette smoking, female protagonist, funeral, death of friend, woman in peril, woods ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, twist ending, intense ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, revenge, justice, vigilante, police investigation, murder, avenger, twists and turns, police, gangster, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two veteran private eyes trigger a criminal reign of terror with their search for a missing girl.
Style:
neo noir, detective, realistic, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, murder, private investigator, investigation, blaxploitation, rescue, kidnapping, money, revenge, chase, vietnam veteran, suitcase of money ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The intriguing relationship between three desperados, who try to kidnap a wealthy child in hope of turning their lives around.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, surreal, cynical, tense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
mental illness, kidnapping, drifter, crime gone awry, murder, boxer, femme fatale, psychology, killer, haunted by the past, addiction, boxing ...
Time:
year 1990, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Bobby Gold is a career cop who is reassigned from a hunt for a cop killer to the investigation of the murder of an old Jewish woman in Baltimore, and in the process finds himself exploring his own sense of identity.
Style:
neo noir, detective, realistic, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
investigation, anti semitism, judaism, police, conspiracy, murder, cop, police investigation, vendetta, blackmail, explosions, political intrigue ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Helmed by Edmond O'Brien, this slick crime thriller stars Jeffrey Hunter as naïve Matt Jameson, whose Korean War pal Vince Biskay (David Janssen) talks Matt into helping commandeer nearly $4 million from a Central American dictator. After ...
Style:
neo noir, realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
heist, airport, civil engineer, war veteran, buddies, alcohol abuse, disorder, suburbs, crime gone awry, murder, suburban life, danger ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s
Place:
korea, san francisco, los angeles, latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, bleak, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug abuse, drug addiction, death of wife, drug lord, drug, revenge, violence, drug addict, double life, working undercover, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The Satan Bug (1965) is a science fiction film in which a US government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, ...
Style:
cult classic, apocalyptic, action thriller, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
biological warfare, virus, laboratory, dystopia, disaster, bio weapon, apocalypse, race against time, mad scientist, epidemic, deadly virus, blackmail ...
Time:
60s
Place:
los angeles, florida, california, usa, phoenix arizona
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40%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, native, murder, fbi, investigation, buddy cop, ethnic conflict, indians, police investigation, conspiracy theory, special agent ...
Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., usa, south dakota
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40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a ...
Style:
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Plot:
private detective, private investigator, political corruption, russian roulette, underwater, newspaper, deep south, murder, police corruption, investigation, guard dog, private investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
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39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
police corruption, serial killer, vigilante, vigilantism, police, female nudity, police investigation, violent, police detective, murder, machismo, revenge ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sandra Brown’s “Smoke Screen” follows newswoman Britt Shelley (Jaime Pressly), who shockingly wakes up in bed next to the dead body of Detective Jay Burgess and is suspected of foul play. Five years prior, Jay’s lifelong friend Raley Gannon ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, mind bending
Plot:
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Time:
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southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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