Movies like Mersal

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Mersal (2017)
 7.5
 38K
Mersal (2017)
Original name: மெர்சல்
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story: A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
Style: serious, suspense, epic, emotional, mysterious, surprise ending, action thriller, social message, twisted, cult film
Plot: revenge, murder, anger, rage, fight, medicine, violence, betrayal, doctor, brutality, poverty, brother brother relationship, hidden truth, prison, memory loss, blood, father son relationship, interrogation, irony of fate, wound, hospital, dual role, football, village, time ...
Time: 70s, 2010s
Place: paris france, india
Keyword: doctors, signature, attack

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about fight, murder, violence, revenge, police, flashback and blood mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Mersal: Thuppakki (2012), Cheetah The Power Of One (2005), Jawan (2023), Mahaan (2022), Villu (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Thuppakki (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story: An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Style: captivating, semi serious, disturbing, suspense, feel good ...
Plot: soldier, terrorist plot, war on terror, officer, terrorist bombing, terrorist, counter terrorism, fighting crime, criminal gang, male female relationship, terrorist group, agent ...
Place: mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Cheetah The Power Of One (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story: Nandu, an orphan, is a top-notch professional killer in town. He manoeuvres his operations with the help of his buddy. In one such operation, he falls into the eyes of the cops. While fleeing from the crime scene, he unintentionally becomes the ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Plot: assassination, on the run, hidden identity, dishonesty, assassination attempt, chases and races, frame up, accidental killing, gunfight, betrayal, police, exploitation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
 93K
Jawan (2023)
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: A man is driven by a personal vendetta to rectify the wrongs in society, while keeping a promise made years ago. He comes up against a monstrous outlaw with no fear, who's caused extreme suffering to many.
Style: captivating, dramatic, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot: revenge, injustice, false accusation, fight, avenge, pigeon, weapons, vengeance, accusation, framed for a crime, vigilantism, pills ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 7.6
 18K
Mahaan (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story: A man's family leaves him when he strays from the path of ideological living in his search for personal freedom. However, as he realizes his ambitions, he also misses the presence of his son in his life. Having fulfilled his dream of becoming a ...
Style: surprise ending, cult classic, independent film, epic, masterpiece
Plot: violence, friendship, gangster, mafia, revenge, father son relationship, fight, gang, mob boss, crime family, patriarch, brutality ...
Time: 2020s, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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 3.6
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Villu (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Villu (Tamil: வில்லு; English: Bow) is a 2009 Tamil language action film written and directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vijay in a dual role while Nayantara and Prakash Raj play other prominent roles. Manoj K. Jayan, Vadivelu, ...
Style: humorous, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: law enforcement, vengeance, gang, police detective, loss of father, fight, one against many, murder, faked death, arms smuggling, revenge, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, munich germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Vishwaroopam II (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
Style: tense, captivating, sweet, bilingual
Plot: terrorism, timebomb, murder, strong female character, fight, team, suicide, rescue, destruction, violence, death, blood ...
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 7.3
 23K
Theri (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story: When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar's family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising ...
Style: disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, feel good
Plot: police, character change, bandit, murderer, vengeance, loss of family, crime boss, political intrigue, gang, murder, revenge, loss of daughter ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 5.4
 16K
I Am Wrath (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.
Style: tense, exciting, suspense, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot: revenge, murder, police corruption, vengeance, danger, brutality, violence, paranoia, sociopath, gangster, vigilante, vigilantism ...
Place: ohio, columbus ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Movie in collections
 7.5
 14K
Pokkiri (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Tamil is a killer for hire, and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The Police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only ...
Style: entertaining, feel good
Plot: police, exploitation, killer, gang war, cop, love, father, disguise, job, shootout, harassment, woman in jeopardy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 5.8
 2K
Aaru (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story: Aarumugam, nicknamed Aaru, is a thug and dealmaker with a band of boys handpicked from the slums of Chennai. Aaru’s mentor Viswanathan protects him, because Aaru gives him the violent undercover he needs. When Vishwanthan declares war on his ...
Plot: goon, betrayal, blood, violence, gangster, restaurant, gang war, thug, friend, revenge, guilty pleasure, tamil ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.8
 8K
Yevadu (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Satya is given a different face after he suffers burn-related injuries. After being released from the hospital, he deals with the murderer of his lover Deepti. But his new face has given him new foes.
Style: serious, tense, captivating, suspense, rough ...
Plot: gangster, vengeance, mistaken identity, physical appearance, rivalry, murder, transformation, hidden identity, danger, undercover, genius, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.0
 23K
Saaho (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Plot: surveillance, police, rescue, danger, power, disorder, rivalry, society, adaptation, bike, wandering, biker ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.0
 814
The Fire (1999)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story: Karan is a former soldier. One day when Karan finds out that his father committed suicide in prison after he is falsely charged with a crime, he suspects Ravi Verma, a city attorney who has a wife and a kid. When Karan spots Ravi on the street with ...
Plot: guilt, crooked lawyer, murder disguised as suicide, redemption, grief, shootout, soldier, courtroom, corruption, violence, revenge, death of wife ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 6.5
 70K
Peppermint (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Style: brutal, exciting, independent film, neo noir, anamorphic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: vigilante, revenge, female protagonist, female warrior, murder, justice, female assassin, corruption, one woman army, loss of child, dark heroine, mercilessness ...
Time: year 2017, year 2012, 2010s
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Burning Train (1980)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story: The plot revolves around a train named Super Express that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai.
Style: parody, realistic, serious, exciting, emotional ...
Plot: railway, race against time, train, stranger on a train, time, friendship, marital separation, hindu, saboteur, train station, fire, muslim ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: asia, india, new delhi
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 6.1
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Valimai (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story: A honest cop tries to track down the brain behind a series of robberies and murders, but things turn personal when his family become pawns in the criminal's game.
Plot: motorcycle, racing, motorcycle racing, drug, refusing to eat, biker gang, mission, trick, criminal, murder, fight, investigation ...
Time: 2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 6.4
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Black and Blue (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Exposure follows a rookie Detroit African-American female cop who stumbles upon corrupt officers who are murdering a drug dealer, an incident captured by her body cam. They pursue her through the night in an attempt to destroy the footage, but to ...
Style: suspense, tense, hood, bleak, slang ...
Audience: adult
Plot: corrupt cop, ghetto, police, corruption, african american, betrayal, rookie, drug lord, organized crime, danger, police corruption, black ...
Time: 2010s
Place: new orleans, louisiana, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A playful young man leads a very happy life, but everything changes when his father witnesses a heinous crime.
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, disturbing, serious ...
Plot: fight, revenge, father son relationship, one against many, gangster, vigilantism, chase, righteous rage, gang rape, murder of father, life turned upside down, witnessing a crime ...
Time: year 2010
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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 6.7
 92K
No Escape (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Style: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tense, scary ...
Plot: survival, family in danger, coup d'etat, execution, riot, rebellion, violence, race against time, american abroad, revolution, danger, wrong place wrong time ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: asia, southeast asia, thailand, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 6.3
 12K
Thalaivaa (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min.
Story: A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large ...
Style: suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: vigilantism, mafia, fight for justice, politics, leader, fight, revenge, criminal heroes, brutality, crime boss, gang war, mob boss ...
Time: year 1988
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.8
 12K
Bairavaa (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: A loan recovery agent takes on a corrupt head of an educational institution to save his girlfriend.​
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: debt collector, fight for justice, fighting the system, justice, gang, bandit, businessman, fight, criminal, crime boss, entertainment, college ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Transporter Refueled (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, China
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin is known as The Transporter, because he is the best driver and mercenary money can buy. In this installment, he meets Anna and they attempt to take ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car, one against many, driver, one man army, gangster, betrayal, conspiracy, car chase, chase, father son relationship, gunfight, brutality ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 1995, year 2010, 90s ...
Place: europe, france, french riviera
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style: exciting, rough, political thriller, serious, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, daring rescue, u.s. president, politics, secret agent, danger ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa, north korea, north america, pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Movie in collections
 3.5
 282
The Blood Bond (2011)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In a war-torn Asian land, peace lies in the hands of the Bagwun, a revered religious leader. When he is wounded in an assassination attempt, his sworn protector, Deva, sets out on a dangerous journey to find the one man who can provide the rare ...
Style: disturbing, exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: military, interracial friendship, village, mission, american abroad, kung fu, female warrior, fictional war, violence, mentor, escape, car accident ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 6.3
 98K
Polar (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story: When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
Style: neo noir, tense, captivating, suspenseful, erotic ...
Audience: manly
Plot: assassin, revenge, one against many, organized crime, vengeance, one man army, rough sex, rivalry, bare butt, bare breasts, superhero, assassination attempt ...
Time: 2010s
Place: seattle, chile, montana, detroit, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Condemned 2 (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.
Style: cliffhanger, dark comedy, black comedy
Plot: revenge, frame up, betrayal, chase, tough guy, brutality, deception, gambling, psychopath, murder, money, bomb ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.6
 13K
Triple Threat (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, China, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.
Style: suspense, brutal, intense, bloody, action thriller ...
Plot: martial arts, fight, mole, police, police shootout, danger, murder, chase, police station, fistfight, captivity, martial artist ...
Time: future, 2010s
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 8.0
 16K
Pokiri (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story: Pandu (Mahesh Babu) is a ruthless mafia man who kills anybody for money. He falls in love with Sruthi (Ileana) at the very first sight. Sruthi too loves Pandu, but hesitates to confess her love to him as he is a reckless criminal. Though a goon, ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense, twist ending ...
Plot: one against many, revenge, gangster, obsession, organized crime, violence, death of father, chase, fall in love, love, criminal, police officer killed ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 5.0
 25K
Rage (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When the Russian mob kidnaps the daughter of a reformed criminal, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, revenge, murder, haunted by the past, rivalry, chases and races, violence spree, forced into action, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship, mafia, mob boss ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
One in the Chamber (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes, violence spree, chases and races, murder, mob boss, gangster, corruption, mob hit, stalking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: cuba, prague, europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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