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The Butcher's Son (2009)
Original name: La soga
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A cop works against his country's corrupt government in order to find justice on a case.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic, crime drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rivalry, uncover truth, heroes, hitman, betrayal, vigilantism, vengeance, danger, haunted by the past, political corruption, dishonesty, life is a bitch, profanity, strong violent content, female nudity, death, justice, bare breasts, tough heroes, crime, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: new york, usa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about rivalry, dishonesty, danger, deadly, murder, gangster and criminal heroes mostly in Crime, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Butcher's Son: The Ministers (2009), Jack Falls (2011), Ginostra (2002), Assassins' Code (2011), Johnny Virus (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Ministers (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Style: tense, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: vengeance, danger, rivalry, profanity, law enforcement, unlikely couple, murder, brainwashing, religious fanaticism, strong violent content, violent content, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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95%
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Jack Falls (2011)
Genre: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London seeking those who tried to have him killed in Amsterdam.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, neo noir, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, vigilantism, rivalry, assassination attempt, danger, police corruption, law enforcement, haunted by the past, violent, rock, violent content, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, london
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Ginostra (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: An FBI Agent from America and his bride and young child travel to the Sicilian island of Ginostra to solve the murder of a key witness.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, island, orphan, life is a bitch, investigation, law enforcement, coming of age, sexual content, family in danger, dishonesty, danger, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, sicily, europe
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Assassins' Code (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A corporate assassination forces opportunistic double agents from three nations to fight to retrieve a high-tech computer disk containing schematics for a deadly weapon.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: espionage, working undercover, hitman, rivalry, undercover, danger, dishonesty, vengeance, woman with a gun, spy, haunted by the past, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Johnny Virus (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In the tradition of V for Vendetta, Underworld and X Men, Johnny Virus takes place in the Chicago Underworld of futuristic 1940's.
Style: serious, futuristic, rough, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: heroes, vengeance, rivalry, assassination, criminal heroes, danger, chaos and mayhem, mob boss, mob hit, anti hero, chainsaw, deadly
Time: 1940s, future
Place: chicago, usa
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Bloodlines (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story: After Elaine Hopkin is found dead, apparent an OD suicide, her firstborn Mark wouldn't even inform his dad James Hopkin, who was locked up for murder. Kid sister Justine, a cocky uniformed cop, goes visit him, only to learn he was just ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, rough
Plot: investigation, murder, dishonesty, intrigue, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, righting the wronged, parents and children, police, family relations, ritual ...
Time: 21st century
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63%
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Truth Be Told (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Rayne Johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden opportunity for a new improved lifestyle, managing to outsmart the crooked cops who are very eager to see her disappear.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot: gang, fighting crime, hitman, criminal's revenge, vigilantism, danger, rivalry, car chase, betrayal, dishonesty, law enforcement, police corruption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Two Coyotes (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A drug runner takes over a lucrative drug business only to find his new found empire crumble when a deal goes bad.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, betrayal, rivalry, criminal's revenge, gangster, drug dealing, life is a bitch, crime gone awry, addiction, criminal heroes, going straight, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Dead in 5 Heartbeats (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Adapted from the successful novel, Dead in 5 Heartbeats, by Ralph "Sonny" Barger with Keith and Kent Zimmerman. The story follows the Infidelz MC's former President, Patch Kinkade, who has left his personal demons behind for the calm ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: motorcycle race, gang, rivalry, betrayal, vengeance, biker, social relations, motorcycle chase, dishonesty, tough heroes, bike, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Illegal Tender (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers - one Latino family's quest for honor and revenge as the hunted become the hunters.
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, on the run, pregnancy, haunted by the past, rivalry, vigilantism, drug dealing, revenge, murder, death of father, danger, urban ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: puerto rico, usa, latin america, new york, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Shadows & Lies (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of William Vincent as he recounts the eccentric and curious path that has brought him, at mortal risk, to New York City, after four years in exile, to rescue a woman he scarcely knows, Ann, from the vague crime syndicate that first brought ...
Style: tense, rough, serious, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience: date night
Plot: fall in love, danger, love and romance, dishonesty, criminal heroes, rescue, lovers on the run, woman in danger, criminal, gangster, rivalry, girl ...
Place: new york, usa
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The Waiter (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man travels through corporate corruption and his own sin to find his soul.
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot: hitman, rivalry, dishonesty, danger, tough guy, gunfight, violence, wind, battles, shootout, fight, arab ...
Time: 21st century
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54%
Witness to the Mob (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino ...
Style: cult classic, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, hitman, courtroom drama, gang, mobster, cosa nostra, italian mafia, organized crime, gangsta, legal action, witnessing a crime, rivalry ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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My Kingdom (2001)
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over his criminal empire to his three corrupt and power-hungry daughters. Kath runs a brothel down by the docks, Tracy owns a soccer team and Jo, a ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic
Plot: rivalry, family relations, betrayal, dishonesty, drug dealing, vengeance, murder, parents and children, prostitute, shakespeare, tragic love, gangster ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ready 2 Die (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: After a violent bank robbery, the trio of hoods make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. When word gets out, they must fend off gangs and crooked cops alike as they strive to keep the loot and stay alive.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: poker, texas ranger, injustice, cons and scams, frame up, murder, friendship, old west, false accusation, private detective, investigation, manhunt ...
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The Gunman (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Style: disturbing, serious, suspenseful, tense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
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Officer Down (2005)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A policewoman unwittingly puts her family in danger when she uncovers corruption in her department.
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
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Freelancers (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, ...
Style: tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: partners against crime, revenge, nypd, uncover truth, law enforcement, vigilantism, teaching the ways of the world, partner, betrayal, dishonesty, life is a bitch, police corruption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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49%
Rosario Tijeras (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Brazil
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Rosario Tijeras has been abused by men all her life, initially by her stepfather. Years later, she works as a paid assassin, seducing men and killing them when they least expect it. She meets Emilio, a wealthy womanizer, and his best friend, ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic, hood
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Place: colombia, mexico, latin america
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The Bull (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The 1990s. Empty shelves in the shops, an economic abyss and criminal dramas that unfold literally at every corner. The young leader of a criminal gang Anton Bykov, with the nickname “Bull”, must make money in whatever way to provide for his ...
Style: realistic, harsh, serious, bleak, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Place: russia
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Decisions (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a group of friends decide to pull a bank heist to get out from underneath their money troubles. They quickly discover that things can unravel in a hurry! A compromised LAPD Detective (Corey Haim) on the take with a crime syndicate figure want ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: crime gone awry, urban ghetto, disorder, law enforcement, police corruption, gangster, friendship, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, dishonesty, heist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Tell (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: life turned upside down, rivalry, danger, on the run, going straight, dishonesty, violent content, sexual content, profanity, criminal heroes, chases and races, money ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Breaking Point (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: "Breaking Point" is a dramatic tale of corruption and self-realization, in which one man has to overcome a deep seeded conspiracy and his own lingering past in order to gain the redemption he desires.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, conspiracy, uncover truth, dishonesty, law enforcement, partner, legal, redemption, legal investigation, unlikely partners, strong violent content, gang leader ...
Place: usa, new york
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43%
Hell's Kitchen (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When a robbery goes awry, the bandits all end up in a puddle of blood and only one lives and goes to jail for five years. Upon his release, the girlfriend wants her new boyfriend to kill him. Only trouble is the boyfriend knows that the fault was ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: crime gone awry, haunted by the past, murder, friendship, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, gang, life is a bitch, drug dealing, criminal heroes, heist, infidelity ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Swelter (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ten years after their casino heist, four escaped convicts trace their former partner to a desert town, where he is now a lawman with no memory of his criminal past.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: criminal heroes, betrayal, uncover truth, dishonesty, small town, twists and turns, police shootout, chases and races, memory loss, violent content, profanity, police officer killed ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 5.7
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Outlaw Country (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A crime thriller/family drama set against the backdrop of southern organized crime and Nashville royalty where music, love, hope and tragedy collide. Created as a pilot for a TV Series which was not taken up, this has now been aired as a TV Movie.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: family relations, gang, parents and children, love and romance, danger, society, violent content
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jack Reed investigates a young woman whom he and his wife take into their household when she turns out to be targeted by unknown assassins.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, rough
Plot: nypd, murder, law enforcement, fugitives, chases and races, witnessing a crime, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, woman in danger, true crime, fugitive ...
Time: 90s
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40%
Staten Island (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Sully (Ethan Hawke) is desperate to give his unborn son the chance he never had. Jasper (Seymour Cassel) wants to escape the mobsters that have infiltrated his life and business. Parmie Tarzo (Vincent D'Onofrio), a local mob boss, dreams of ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: danger, dishonesty, gangster, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, violence, husband wife relationship, mob boss, murder, environmentalism, shooting, hustler ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Bonded by Blood (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared ...
Style: tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, rise and fall, rivalry, partner, gangster, dishonesty, betrayal, criminal heroes, vengeance, drug dealing, ambition, violence ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: england, britain, europe
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38%
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