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Blue Ruin (2013)
86K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news. He sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance but proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, independent film, bleak, suspense, psychological, brutal, melancholic ...
Plot:
vengeance, violence, revenge, vigilante, vigilantism, murder, brutality, violent, car, storytelling, character study, haunted by the past, rivalry, disorder, violence spree, life turned upside down, homeless, obsession, justice, drifter, visceral, death, vendetta, automobile, grief ...
Time:
year 2013, 90s, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
virginia, ethiopia, usa, delaware, united states of america
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Most similar movies to Blue Ruin
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological, realistic and intense films with plots about murder, violence, brutality, revenge, death, vengeance and violent mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Blue Ruin: Fargo (1996), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Blood Simple (1984), A Simple Plan (1998), A History of Violence (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Style:
harsh, psychological, stylized, gloomy, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
motorcycle, haunted by the past, bank robbery, loner, bank robber, father son relationship, police, money problems, family relations, corruption, robbery, criminal ...
Time:
year 2012, future, y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
113K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, psychological, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, twists and turns, murder, crime gone awry, extramarital affair, adultery, hired killer, investigation, betrayal, visceral, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological, realistic, dark comedy, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
snow, bag of money, crime gone awry, small town, greed, twists and turns, betrayal, fbi, character study, moral ambiguity, redemption, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place:
minnesota, wisconsin, north america, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Style:
disturbing, tense, neo noir, sexy, harsh ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
twists and turns, self defense, revenge, violent, small town, organized crime, sex scene, redemption, gangster, sex, murder, attempted robbery ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, philadelphia, columbus ohio, usa, pennsylvania ...
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A mafia film in Tarantino style with a star-studded cast. Jimmy’s “The Saint” gangster career has finally ended. Yet now he finds him self doing favors for a wise godfather known as “The Man with the Plan.”
Style:
neo noir, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, crime gone awry, hitman, one last job, organized crime, buddies, revenge, redemption, gunfight, dark humor, hopes ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s
Place:
usa, colorado, denver colorado, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
224K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
On the day of his daughter's birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster is trying to get to the home of his estranged ex-wife to see his daughter. His car breaks down, so he leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. ...
Style:
cult classic, psychological, rough, black comedy, philosophical ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
rage, vigilante, anger, midlife crisis, alienation, violence, character study, social commentary, urban decay, losing-it hero, traffic jam, road rage ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, persia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Style:
neo noir, brutal, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
robbery, violence, mafia, organized crime, gangster, hitman, poker, brutality, crime gone awry, assassin, murder, sex ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2008, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, harsh, suspense, depressing ...
Plot:
violence, vengeance, violent, brutality, revenge, family relations, character study, sibling relationship, family bonds, family feud, siblings relations, estrangement ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
usa, arkansas, southern usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. Ryu's boss, Park, has just laid him off, and in order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things ...
Style:
disturbing, neo noir, depressing, bloody, surprise ending ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, violence, vengeance, torture, loss of loved one, suicide, brutality, tragedy, murder, gory, organ donation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, y2k, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who decides ...
Style:
serious, psychological, rough, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
childhood trauma, violence, vigilante, vengeance, vigilantism, policewoman, dead mother, pimp, criminal, murder, haunted by the past, lone wolves ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
920K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, serial killer, torture, twists and turns, vigilantism, police investigation, plot twist, brutality, vigilante, cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, bolivia, georgia, usa, boston
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Style:
psychological, suspense, cerebral, neo noir, breathtaking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
violence, childhood trauma, hotel, suicide, trauma, murder, child prostitution, suicidal thoughts, traumatized man, teenage girl, perversion, corruption ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
new york, iraq, afghanistan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, psychopath, shooting, serial killer, peril, desert, human nature, brutality, death, sheriff, cruelty, bounty hunter ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, america, austin texas ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time ...
Style:
harsh, atmospheric, suspense, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mafia, vengeance, hitman, revenge, criminal's revenge, gangster, violence, road trip, murder, coming of age, on the road, on the run ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1931, year 2002
Place:
illinois, chicago, persia, michigan, usa
Similarity:
100%
103K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, independent film, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school shooting, violence, teacher, bullying, teenage girl, mass murder, violent, high school, teenager, youth, school, rage ...
Time:
year 2003, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, ireland, portland oregon, california
Similarity:
100%
1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
Similarity:
75%
518K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.
Style:
psychological, suspense, depressing, twist ending, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, vengeance, police, police investigation, investigation, death in the family, police detective, sexual abuse, loss of child, child abuse, loss of daughter ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, persia, usa
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, tense, rough ...
Plot:
nightmare, sex scene, accountant, criminal heroes, vengeance, eye, mental disorder, desert, kidnapping, murder, violence, painter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
152K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence.
Style:
suspense, bleak, dark, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
skinhead, murder, violence, brutality, survival, friendship, punk, punk band, neo nazi, killed by a dog, violent, revenge ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, astoria oregon
Similarity:
75%
297K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
Style:
disturbing, brutal, suspense, bloody, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, justice, vengeance, one man army, avenger, fight scenes, violence, vigilantism, murder, hacker, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of low-life burglar Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane ...
Style:
neo noir, retro, suspenseful, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
twists and turns, violence, investigation, private detective, murder, home invasion, visceral, revenge, vigilantism, small town, father son relationship, intruder ...
Time:
year 2014, year 1989, 80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, midwest, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, controversial, bleak, sexual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexual abuse, murder, home invasion, revenge, rape, violent, rape and revenge, sex, sexual assault, vigilante, rape turns to consensual sex, protective male ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1971
Place:
england, cornwall, britain, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
rape, vigilante, revenge, vengeance, psychopath, obsession, vigilantism, sexualized violence, rape and revenge, violent, sexual abuse, loss of daughter ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
persia, los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
117K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has spent the last 10 years in prison planning revenge for the murder of his brother. Now that Driver is free to carry out his deadly plan only two men stand in his way- Billy Bob Thornton plays a veteran cop and Oliver ...
Style:
stylized, brutal, fast, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, lone hero, ex convict, hotshot, tough heroes, corruption, justice, brutality, vengeance, driver, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iran, usa, nevada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, neo noir, clever, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, hitman, assassin, revenge, plot twist, mistaken identity, organized crime, disorder, secrets, mysterious character, mafia, master criminal ...
Time:
2000s, year 1979, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, seattle
Similarity:
75%
18K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, tense, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
overdose, murder, life is a bitch, profanity, depression, visceral, reward, contests and competitions, danger, fish out of water, social decay, chess ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, disturbing, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
robbery, sex scene, dysfunctional family, heist gone wrong, blackmail, crime gone awry, greed, adultery, murder, divorce, sexual attraction, death of wife ...
Time:
year 2007, 90s, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, persia, usa, new york state, rio de janeiro ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A 14-year-old video enthusiast is so caught up in film fantasy that he can no longer relate to the real world, to such an extent that he commits murder and records an on-camera confession for his parents.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, serious, art house ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
murder, psychopath, obsession, video store, society, atrocity, killer child, child murders a child, human nature, introspection, found footage, extreme ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
austria, egypt, germany, bosnia, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Valerie Graves, a misanthropic, disillusioned woman in her mid-twenties, is haunted by sadistic urges that she has struggled to repress since childhood.
Style:
independent film, gothic, suspense, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
female killer, antisocial behavior, death of friend, tough girl, vigilantism, chase, one woman army, killing spree, mercilessness, murder, revenge, loner ...
Place:
ohio
Similarity:
100%
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