Movies like Sicario: Day of the Soldado
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
FBI agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border.
Style:
neo noir, bleak, disturbing, captivating, tense, noir, political, perverse, twisted, surprise ending ...
Plot:
terrorist, black ops, cia, drug cartel, mission, cartel, u.s. mexico border, cia agent, warrior, brutality, organized crime, kidnapping, military, suspense, rescue, corruption, drugs, terrorism, drug dealer, deception, federal agent, commando unit, spy, gunfight, commando raid ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, mexico, texas, mexico city, kansas city, sonora
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Most similar movies to Sicario: Day of the Soldado
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out surprise ending, neo noir, tense and suspenseful films with plots about murder, shot to death, violence, suspense, shot in the chest, gun and death mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Sicario: Day of the Soldado: Sicario (2015), Den of Thieves (2018), Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021), Sweet Girl (2021), Triple Frontier (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, enigmatic, tense, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cia, suspense, swat team, drug cartel, revenge, black ops, fbi agent, drug smuggling, organized crime, fbi, crime boss, u.s. mexico border ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
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95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, police brutality, bank robbery, strip club, tough guy, suspense, gunfight, police, criminal, fbi, divorce, deception ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, london, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense, perverse ...
Plot:
one man army, swat team, terrorism, murder, soldier, prison fight, navy, police, rescue mission, cia, revenge, mission ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
syria, usa, north carolina, washington d.c., atlanta georgia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:
intense, realistic, suspenseful, tense, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
war, terrorism, cia, courage, swat team, rescue mission, mercenary, gunfight, mission, battlefield, navy seal, embassy ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
libya, pentagon, africa, iraq, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, surprise ending, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, father daughter relationship, suspense, fight, daughter, protector, loss of wife, investigation, loss of mother, murder, child, crime solving ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
pittsburgh
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug cartel, greed, ex special forces, drug lord, friendship, violence, survival, ex soldier, murder, escapades, robbery, jungle ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south america, usa, peru, andes mountains, colombia ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, touching, rough, bloody ...
Plot:
desert, survival, truck, mexican, running for your life, human prey, mass murder, mexican border, mercilessness, psychopath, characters killed one by one, border crossing ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
211K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, thought provoking, political, dramatic ...
Plot:
drug dealer, organized crime, drug addiction, drug lord, addiction, drug traffic, drug abuse, drug cartel, gangsters, corruption, war on drugs, suspense ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
mexico, california, los angeles, latin america, maryland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Spain, Belgium, Panama
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
For Pablo Escobar family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, Maria, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
drug dealing, gangsters, drug cartel, family relations, murder, forbidden love, young lovers, siblings relations, mafia, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, uncle niece relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1991, 90s
Place:
colombia
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a ...
Style:
suspenseful, intense, rough, sexy, thought provoking ...
Plot:
secret service, kidnapping, investigation, politics, missing person, undercover, spy, suspense, espionage, conspiracy, secret agents, political conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
harvard university, usa, boston, london, dubai
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
exciting, brutal, emotional, feel good, psychological ...
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, female protagonist, murder, corruption, justice, strong female lead, female warrior, revenge killing, one woman army, loss of child, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2017
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
79K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, captivating, perverse ...
Plot:
heist gone wrong, gang, hospital, ambulance, suspense, criminal, mob boss, police, homosexual, betrayal, woman in danger, robbery ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord's money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target of the gang's vengeance.
Style:
surprise ending, exciting, tense, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
drug lord, vengeance, murder, suspense, car chase, attempted murder, police, organized crime, death, violence, arms dealer, betrayal ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, cambodia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, spy, corruption, disobeying orders, undercover, police, race against time, uncover truth, secret agents, track down, missing person ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, united kingdom, berlin germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, martial arts, child in peril, daring rescue, missing child, organized crime, father son relationship, murder, suspense, government agent, police detective, tough guy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Movies similar to Nobody
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man will become a criminal to save his family. Director: Shawn Welling Writer: Derek H. Potts Stars: Tom Vera, Tom Sizemore, Lee Majors |
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
Plot:
dea, drug cartel, criminal, cartel, criminal heroes, drug dealer, cia agent, armed forces, kidnapping, drugs, sex trafficking, navy ...
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A disgraced parole officer is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, neo noir, surprise ending
Plot:
gang, sniper, swat team, organized crime, crime boss, teamwork, ex soldier, needing money, suspense, criminal, money problems, problem ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico
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25%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, bleak, sentimental ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, suspense, fbi, rape, murder investigation, native american reservation, winter, violence, snow, fbi agent, hunter ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
wyoming, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save ...
Style:
tense, brutal, exciting, emotional, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, vengeance, cia, vigilantism, vigilante, mercenary, lone hero, justice, friendship, suspense, deception ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, mexico city, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Style:
intense, neo noir, cynical, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, kidnapping, gunfight, twists and turns, crime gone awry, ransom, suspense, pregnancy, car chase, rags to riches, confined, disorder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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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, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
hitman, suspense, psychopath, desert, human nature, serial killer, greed, peril, brutality, sheriff, death, murderer ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, austin texas, usa ...
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24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco, Romania
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon find themselves at the center of an ambush as the drug lord's former associates launch an ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, surprise ending, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
drug lord, battles, violence, betrayal, organized crime, gangsters, witness protection, murder, female killer, soldier, government agent, military ...
Place:
romania, ukraine, eastern europe
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50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, intense ...
Plot:
heist, betrayal, corrupt cop, murder, bank robbery, police corruption, suspense, violence, gangsters, strip club, mafia, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, los angeles, atlanta georgia, tel aviv israel, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, conspiracy, aikido, corruption, police officer, suspense, brutality, vengeance, undercover, drug dealing, cia, police ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago illinois, vietnam, usa, california, japan ...
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23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, perverse, political ...
Plot:
secret agents, spy, organized crime, mission, espionage, suspense, investigation, secret mission, special agents, cia, cia agent, fighting crime ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
china, tower bridge london, new york, london, hong kong ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A disgraced NYPD detective after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, tense, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police officer killed, nypd, police, corrupt cop, conspiracy, police officer, fbi agent, hostage, corruption, murder, chase ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, philadelphia, usa, brooklyn new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
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23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A madman captures a young boy and rigs him with explosives. Ray Fitzpatrick, still haunted by the loss of his own son, will defy orders to stop the clock and save a life
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, rough, neo noir ...
Plot:
countdown, wrestling, race against time, police, bomb, kidnapping, hostage, child in peril, criminal, mercilessness, brutality, little boy ...
Place:
seattle
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23%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord…
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, ambiguous ending, surprise ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly
Plot:
mercenary, kidnapping, rescue mission, tough guy, one against many, ex special forces, machismo, swat team, death threat, stranded, jungle, one man army ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After he did some jobs for CIA, ex-marine John Shale is visiting his high school love Jane. She's now a teacher in Columbus High School in Miami. Soon after his arriving Jane has her knee cap broken while jogging. After that, John decides to go ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, intense, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
high school, teachers and students, teacher, hidden identity, gang, gangsters, undercover, teenager, vigilante, bullying, substitute teacher, society ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
miami, usa, florida, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, surprise ending, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangsters, female assassin, suspense, revenge, female killer, murder, female protagonist, death, female warrior, one woman army, strong female lead, violence ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
massachusetts, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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