Movies like Ghostbox Cowboy

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Ghostbox Cowboy (2018)
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Ghostbox Cowboy (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Van Horn arrives in China armed with an invention and confidence, only to learn that being American is not enough to succeed.
Style: cult classic, psychotronic, weird
Plot: entrepreneur, ghost, mission, surrealism, technology, business, capitalism, labor, anti capitalism, social satire, trade, trafficking, ghosts
Place: china

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Most similar movies to Ghostbox Cowboy

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out cult classic, independent film, psychotronic and realistic films with plots about danger, martial arts, murder, violence, rivalry, heroes and gangster mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Ghostbox Cowboy: Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971), Birds of Passage (2001), Dragon Attack (1983), Cliff Walkers (2021), Repo Man (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Interpol investigates the freelance killings of drug and porn peddlers.
Style: weird
Plot: murder, heroin, surrealism, revenge, female nudity, nudity, drug, exploitation, french giallo
Time: year 1971
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Birds of Passage (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Philippines, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A quest for freedom in the South China Sea. Victims of China’s “One-Child” policy, 100 orphans, all girls, are shepherded by a determined activist, Mrs. Brown (Charlotte De Turckheim) onto a tramp freighter for a harrowing escape from the ...
Style: independent film
Plot: baby, survival, storm, ship, human rights
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Dragon Attack (1983)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, War
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Similar to "The Dirty Dozen" or one of that nature. Japan is trying to take over the world and the generals of the allied forces trying to stop the Japanese have been taken prisoner. A force of loners and fighters is put together to try ...
Style: action adventure, cult classic, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kung fu, world war two, martial arts, kung fu classic, battles, heroes, master warrior, rescue, soldier, kung fu fighting, kung fu master, vampire ...
Place: japan, taiwan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Cliff Walkers (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, thrilling, action thriller
Plot: spy, double agent, communism, communist, mission, traitor, secret agent, secret mission, agent, special agent, secret, spy mission
Time: 1930s
Place: china, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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 6.9
 41K
Repo Man (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
Style: dark comedy, surreal, black comedy, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience: teens
Plot: punk, alien, surrealism, car trunk, punk rocker, absurdism, mad scientist, car chase, conspiracy theory, punk rock, ufo, business ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1984, future
Place: california, los angeles, arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.
Style: realistic, humorous, exciting, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: espionage, secret agent, spy, spy spoof, master villain, race against time, master criminal, terrorism, escapades, save the day, chases and races, danger ...
Time: 60s
Place: scandinavia, denmark, copenhagen
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
 4.2
 1K
Hard Hunted (1992)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A nuclear trigger has been smuggled to the Middle East by an evil mastermind named Kane, and the weapons could upset the delicate balance of power in the region if they fall into the wrong hands. It's up to three bombshell federal agents to ...
Style: erotic, cult classic, psychotronic, independent film
Plot: erotica, woman with a gun, sex scene, making love, spy, federal agent, big breasts, helicopter, safe, female singer, machete, bare breasts ...
Place: hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
 5.7
 3K
Big Bad Mama (1974)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law.
Style: road movie, grindhouse, cult classic, psychotronic, sexy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: exploitation, nudity, gangster, kidnapping, male nudity, violence, car chase, outlaw, car, criminal, sleaze, age difference ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Forced Vengeance (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.
Style: cult classic, psychotronic, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, gay, kung fu, vietnam war, casino, organized crime, showdown, machine gun, mixed martial arts, heroes, hitman, gambling ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: hong kong, china, vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 5.4
 206
Elevator Movie (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jim is a shy, withdrawn loner, pervert, and virgin. Lana is a friendly and outgoing born again Christian who has renounced her promiscuous drug filled past. They have never met until they step into an elevator together one day. The elevator gets ...
Style: psychotronic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, minimal cast ...
Plot: trapped in an elevator, surrealism, transformation, introvert, sex maniac, isolation, obsession, virgin, irony, controversy, pervert, elevator ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 7.6
 80K
After Hours (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
Style: surreal, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, atmospheric ...
Plot: twists and turns, dark humor, subway, city life, suicide, artist, mistaken identity, female nudity, nightclub, coincidence, surrealism, nightlife ...
Time: 20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Batman: The Movie (1966)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
Style: cult classic, exciting, stylized, humorous, psychotronic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night, family friendly
Plot: superhero, batman, good versus evil, super villain, comic book, vigilante, villain, vigilante justice, superpower, kickass women, rescue, heroes ...
Time: 20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place: pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 6.2
 70K
Kate (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After she's irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Style: suspense, cult classic, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: female assassin, murder, revenge, assassin, female protagonist, woman, yakuza, fight, poison, strong female lead, murderer, vengeance ...
Time: 2020s
Place: tokyo, japan, osaka japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 4.0
 861
Rebel (1973)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: In New York in the late 60s, a politically motivated group of students plans bombings of company offices who do business with dictators in Middle American countries. But when they contact a known terrorist and bombing specialist, the FBI gets on ...
Style: cult classic, independent film
Plot: terrorism, fbi, business, group, bomber
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 6.3
 19K
Blind Fury (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Style: exciting, cult classic, suspenseful, serious, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, blind man, organized crime, vengeance, gangster, vietnam war, samurai, ninja, blindness, rescue, heroic mission, righting the wronged ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: vietnam, asia, reno nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
 7.0
 16K
Dragon (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.
Style: stylized, melancholic, surreal, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, culture clash, violence, danger, heroes, starting over, gangster, twists and turns, society, mafia ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s, year 1917
Place: china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 5.5
 5K
Carquake! (1976)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, ...
Style: road movie, cult classic, humorous, psychotronic, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: racing, chase, car, on the road, auto racing, carsploitation, race, car chase, violence, death, mafia, automobile ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: new york, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Gritty neo-noir art film about escaped convict Griffin and his friends, who ran all the way to hell... with a penny, and a broken cigarette.
Style: cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: train, criminal heroes, fugitives, soldier, confined, chases and races, murder, heist, partner, criminal, craps, communism ...
Time: 60s
Place: cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story: After escaping from jail, two teens flee to Tijuana and stay with one's childhood protector, a man masquerading as a nun.
Style: disturbing, intense, controversial, cult classic, independent film ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: serial killer, lesbian, prostitute, escape, violent, lgbt, hardcore, woman with a gun, coming of age, monster, eating disorder, prison life ...
Time: 90s
Place: mexico, latin america, tijuana mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Bruce and the Shaolin Bronzemen (1977)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Philippines
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The story is the usual mumbo jumbo about a hidden manuscript with secret techniques And Bruce has to fight a lot of enemies to find it, including a giant masseuse, a gang of midget hitmen and a samurai warrior.
Style: grindhouse, independent film
Plot: dwarf, fight, artifact, mission, treasure, midget, kung fu, martial arts
Place: the philippines, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
Style: action comedy, spy comedy, action adventure, funny, scenic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: agent, spy, secret government organization, one against many, technology, mission, espionage, tough guy, female agent, good versus evil, chase, memory loss ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, europe, kentucky, italy, cambodia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.4
 738
Killer Force (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa, Switzerland, USA, UK, Ireland, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Head of company security, Harry Webb, fears that a diamond theft is about to take place at their major mining complex deep in the desert. He quickly manages to become very unpopular, particularly with Claire Chambers, a celebrated cover girl, ...
Style: grindhouse, psychotronic, action thriller, independent film
Plot: desert, mission, criminal, exploitation, security guard, mercenary, helicopter, diamond, shooting, security, jewel theft, killing ...
Time: year 1976
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Pray for Death (1985)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko can teach the children about their American ...
Style: retro, cult classic, manga, independent film, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu, medieval, chainsaw, mafia, mixed martial arts, guy, kidnapping, crooked cop, ninjitsu, blood ...
Time: 80s
Place: asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and ...
Style: breathtaking, humorous, stylized, talky, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight, gangster, master warrior, combat, tough heroes, karate, honor, vengeance, gang, culture clash ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: rome italy, china, hong kong, italy, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.5
 140K
Nerve (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico, has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds ...
Style: exciting, suspense, romantic, entertaining, intense ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot: teenager, game, internet, hacker, technology, heroine, hacking, moral dilemma, rivalry, danger, friendship, teenage boy ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 2017
Place: new york, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.0
 13K
Violet & Daisy (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Two teenage assassins accept what they think will be a quick-and-easy job, until an unexpected target throws them off their plan.
Style: surreal, melancholic, intense, absurd, freeze frame ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: teenage girl, assassin, best friend, existentialism, twists and turns, life & death, partner, unlikely criminals, implied rape, female protagonist, coming of age, teenager ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Blind Detective (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A blind detective, former cop, teams up with a policewoman who admires him to solve the disappearance of a girl friend of hers, years ago. Besides, he helps her to improve her skills as an investigator.
Style: serious, suspenseful, detective, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, blind character, police investigation, partner, twists and turns, dark humor, disability, blindness, danger, blind man, gambling, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 5.8
 22K
The Chase (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car ...
Style: suspense, exciting, road movie, humorous, clever ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, hostage, on the run, chase, gunfight, pursuit, kidnapping, car, on the road, escapades, unlikely couple, danger ...
Time: 20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place: mexico, california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made him 'the chosen one' to do battle with 'the evil one'. He is also out to do good deeds and fight crime in the name of the law. ...
Style: grindhouse, funny, cult classic, independent film, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: superhero, law enforcement, police, guts, teenager, superhero spoof, martial arts, samurai, cop, danger, good versus evil, fighting crime ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 6.5
 92
Red Lipstick (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Incorporating the manic approach of The Monkees and the camp aesthetic of the 60s Batman TV series, this heist movie in drag is a laugh-riot from wigs to stilettos. Starring, Hedda Lettuce and Miss Understood as a pair of none-too-glam dragqueens, ...
Style: independent film, cult classic
Plot: drag queen, rock, crossdresser, gay interest, lesbian, cross dressing, homosexual, transvestite, surrealism, female impersonator, midnight
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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