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The First Purge (2018)
78K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Style:
psychological thriller, rough, suspenseful, hood, saga, perverse, slasher, suspense, psychological, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
blood, survival horror, social injustice, abuse of power, murder, atrocity, massacre, politics, racism, nightmare, killing spree, resistance movement, church, sadism, dystopia, conspiracy, terrorism, night, class differences, mass death, political oppression, human rights, secret police, evil man, psychopath ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, year 2014
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, russian
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Most similar movies to The First Purge
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, surprise ending, suspenseful and f word films with plots about death, violence, murder, blood, brutality, blood splatter and held at gunpoint mostly in Action, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The First Purge: The Purge: Election Year (2016), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), Overlord (2018), Peppermint (2018), Ready or Not (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: China, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.
Style:
suspense, scary, saga, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
survival horror, killing spree, immigrant, social decay, desert, civil war, racist, racism, murder, dystopia, pregnant woman, distopia ...
Time:
2040s, 2020s, near future, 21st century
Place:
mexico, el paso texas, texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
259K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
Style:
tense, scary, suspenseful, brutal, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
home invasion, survival, survival horror, self defense, danger, violence spree, security system, dystopia, family in danger, society, killing spree, distopia ...
Time:
future, year 2013, near future, 2010s, year 2000 ...
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On ...
Style:
brutal, suspense, intense, psychological, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
politics, vigilante, revenge, gunfight, election, death, murder, violence, distopia, survival, brutality, vengeance ...
Time:
near future, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
washington d.c., florida
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Three groups of people are trying to survive Purge Night, when their stories intertwine and are left stranded in The Purge trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
Style:
tense, breathtaking, saga, suspense, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival horror, home invasion, distopia, masked man, dystopian future, group of strangers, dystopia, graphic violence, violent content, survival, violence, violent ...
Time:
year 2014, 2020s, near future, year 2000, 2010s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
50%
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21K
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably equipped for everything the night ...
Style:
brutal, tense, suspense, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
masked killer, distopia, brutality, survival horror, mass murder, serial killer, nightmare, massacre, psycho killer, gunfight, murder, social injustice ...
Time:
near future, 2040s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
115K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers is dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success. But as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied ...
Style:
anime, action adventure, anamorphic, scary, slasher ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
zombie, nazi, nazi zombie, world war two, behind enemy lines, paratrooper, mission, supernatural, war, wartime, fascist, violence ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
normandy, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
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, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, female warrior, female protagonist, female vigilante, female assassin, justice, dark heroine, revenge killing, one woman army, corruption, mercilessness ...
Time:
year 2017, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
230K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Style:
horror comedy, scary, suspense, brutal, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
game, rite, satanic cult, hide and seek, ritual, wedding, pursuit, family curse, fiancee, murder, woman kills a man, twists and turns ...
Time:
2010s, year 1989, year 2019, 80s
Place:
illinois, canada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive ...
Style:
satanic, saga, apocalyptic, exciting, splatter ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, pandemic, post apocalyptic, epidemic, end of the world, chaos, female warrior, virus, one woman army, monster, supernatural ...
Time:
future, year 2017, year 2016
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
34%
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, suspense, exciting, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, police corruption, vengeance, danger, violence, brutality, dark hero, paranoia, sociopath, gangster, vigilantism ...
Place:
columbus ohio, ohio
Similarity:
33%
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:
ghetto, corrupt cop, drug lord, african american, police corruption, rookie, chase, racial discrimination, organized crime, criminal gang, danger, black ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, detroit, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the near future, a virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren is a doctor ...
Style:
suspense, serious, disturbing, rough, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
pandemic, apocalypse, found footage, infection, virus, violence, teenage girl, survivor, post apocalypse, rescue, survival horror, zombie apocalypse ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.
Style:
grindhouse, intense, medical horror, scary, creepy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
epidemic, infected, virus, plague, infection, quarantine, zombie, disaster, isolation, disease, military, survival ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, vietnam, usa, asia, washington d.c.
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin McKay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, slasher, fast, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
home invasion, serial killer, cannon, killer, terror, ex cop, housewife, electrocution, trucker, automobile, immigrant, chase ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
california, moscow russia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
2021 - 5 years after the outbreak of a mysterious virus that turned humans into bloodthirsty, undead beasts much of the world’s population has been decimated. When governments were unable to keep the disease at bay, the Contagion Special Unit was ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, intense, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
virus, female warrior, zombie apocalypse, military, rescue mission, battles, top secret, game, danger, tough guy, post apocalyptic, genetically altered ...
Time:
near future, 2020s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia, USA, China
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through ...
Style:
stylized, grindhouse, intense, exciting, cult classic ...
Plot:
murder, violent, cyborgs, one man army, point of view, memory loss, fight scenes, hitman, violence, gunfight, found footage, car chase ...
Time:
near future, year 2016, year 2015, 2010s
Place:
moscow russia, russia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, bleak, dark comedy, game show ...
Plot:
dystopia, survival, social commentary, fictional game show, violence, money problems, most dangerous game, race against time, megacorporation, media manipulation, escape, satire ...
Time:
near future
Place:
maine, boston, new york
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.
Style:
perverse, tense, captivating, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, martial arts, jungle warfare, martial artist, brutality, paranoia, female warrior, manhunt, muscleman, jungle, kickboxer, survival ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, burma, las vegas
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
zombie, undead, zombie apocalypse, zombie outbreak, apocalypse, walking dead, battlefield, living dead, mercenary, heist, female warrior, invulnerability ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, utah, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, China, USA, UK
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:
intense, suspense, brutal, bloody, action thriller ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, organized crime, mole, police shootout, mercenary, police, danger, murder, chase, police station, fistfight ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
32%
74K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, action adventure, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cia, cia agent, spy, violence, swat team, terrorism, husband wife relationship, female agent, tough guy, espionage, secret service, prison ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
west virginia, london, big ben london, delaware, russia
Similarity:
32%
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:
rough, political thriller, serious, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, politics, daring rescue, u.s. president, commando mission, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., north korea, usa, north america, pentagon
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich country of Qumir, he finds he's in the middle of a very explosive situation. Not knowing ...
Style:
suspense, perverse, grindhouse, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
female warrior, cannon, mossad, woman kills a man, computer cracker, geopolitics, shootout, woman in jeopardy, fugitive, bare chested male, crooked businessman, special forces ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner ...
Style:
detective, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, reluctant partners, heroin, police investigation, buddy cop, killing spree, evil alien, humanoid alien, tough cop, investigation, good versus evil, space and aliens ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
houston texas, austin texas, texas
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
Style:
slasher, scary, brutal, suspense, bloody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, torture, home invasion, trap, psychopath, gory, maniac, macabre, massacre, sadistic horror, terror, psycho killer ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to ...
Style:
saga, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
police, survival, spy, death of friend, female warrior, corrupt cop, computer cracker, chase, police chase, brutality, husband wife relationship, tough guy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., washington state
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most ...
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, suspenseful, rough, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, infected, female fighter, virus, tough girl, infection, zombie apocalypse, pandemic, chase, monster, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
future, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
washington d.c., tokyo, new york, moscow russia, canada ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.
Style:
grindhouse, inspirational, grim, cult classic, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang warfare, street gang, biker, post apocalyptic, bike, gang war, wasteland, social decay, mafia, monster, motorcycle, throne ...
Time:
future, year 1982, 90s, year 1990, near future
Place:
new york, usa, new york state, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politicians with extreme prejudice until his mission is complete. His former protégé, William Porter, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
bare breasts, stripper, vigilante, danger, brutality, murder, anti hero, sociopath, gangster, tough guy, fbi agent, chase ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
distopia, cyberpunk, dystopia, prison, utopia, psychopath, time travel, satire, maverick cop, totalitarianism, fish out of water, violence ...
Time:
future, 2030s, near future, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
32%
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