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La Fuga (2001)
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La Fuga (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In the summer of 1928, several inmates from the National Penitentiary in Buenos Aires managed to escape. The film narrates the fate of each of these runaways in search of their destiny - tough men with their own ethical codes and ready to do anything not to return to prison. Some of them will suffer violent deaths, while others manage de disappear. Sordid and moving stories, not excluding tenderness and love, mercy or horror sealed with a pact of prison love that will remain in the heart of Buenos Aires, as witness of the yearned-for freedom.
Style: rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, adaptation directed by original author
Plot: fugitives, prison, starting over, on the run, criminal heroes, prison life, couples, society, couple relations, chases and races, escape, rivalry, down on your luck, tough heroes, destiny, confined, prison break, crime, crimes
Time: 1920s, 20s
Place: latin america, argentina
Keyword: argentine

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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 criminal heroes, prison, chases and races, confined, escape, on the run and rivalry mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like La Fuga: The Pursuit of Happiness (1971), Prison on Fire II (1991), The Escapist (2002), Chess Game (2014), Red Bear (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter.
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, thought provoking, bleak
Plot: prison, escape, college, car accident, manslaughter, courtroom, on the run, fugitive, girlfriend, injustice, stock broker, estrangement ...
Time: year 1971, 70s
Place: new york, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Prison on Fire II (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Ching is a prisoner in a Honk Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has been put in an orphanage. He surrenders himself to authorities, but the vengeful chief of security, ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, heroic bloodshed, jail, triad, partner, violent content, tough heroes, friends, chases and races, rivalry, vengeance, confined ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.1
 2K
The Escapist (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, prison, tough heroes, violence spree, heroes, murder, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, gang, revenge, escape, fugitives ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 4.0
 115
Chess Game (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Mina (Priscila Fantin) is arrested for defrauding the Social Security and beyond to defend the other inmates need to escape from the prison director of surveillance (Tuca Andrada). The crime involved a Senator (Antonio Calloni), trying in every way ...
Style: serious, psychological, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: criminal heroes, prison life, rivalry, prison, strong female presence, psychological torture, mobster, violent content, corruption, gangster, mind game, confined ...
Time: 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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 7.2
 2K
Red Bear (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Bear has never gotten over the separation from his wife and daughter after having been convicted for armed robbery and homicide and sent to prison. Now he is out, to finally get his cut of the money and reunite with his family, or at least avenge ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, touching ...
Plot: heist, going straight, haunted by the past, parents and children, estrangement, redemption, criminal heroes, society, criminal's revenge, prison, home invasion, city life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.1
 355
Marked Man (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A jailed auto mechanic must run for his life after he witnesses the murder of a fellow inmate by two prison guards.
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: frame up, murder, wrestling, chase, law enforcement, dishonesty, chases and races, on the run, life is a bitch, confined, criminal heroes, wrongfully committed ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 4.9
 482
The Box (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he's owed for the job that put him in prison. He meets a waitress who's also seen her share of trouble and they start up a tenuous relationship. Then there's a murder and ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic
Plot: love affair, haunted by the past, starting over, going straight, criminal heroes, lovers on the run, couples, woman in danger, hopes, criminal's revenge, love and romance, chases and races ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Sitting Target (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him, but a visit from Pat brings him his worst nightmare.
Style: neo noir, offbeat, grindhouse, cult classic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: exploitation, prison, criminal, affair, erotica, underworld, revenge killing, escape, vengeance, confined, couple relations, rivalry ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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If... Dog... Rabbit (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Johnnie Cooper served time for an armed robbery that also his father and brother participated in. When he's released from jail he's determined to live a normal life and gets work at a gas station. But soon his brother pays a visit.
Style: independent film, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: hitman, gas station, parole officer, profanity, escape, disorder, family relations, prison, store, heist, family life, cons and scams ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 4.9
 711
Moscow Chill (2007)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A loner American computer hacker is brought to Russia to commit bank fraud, only to find a family and love in the incomprehensible, violent, and chaotic Moscow underworld.
Style: rough, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot: criminal heroes, love affair, chases and races, on the run, fall in love, gangster, dishonesty, rivalry, computer, violent content, profanity, bank ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.7
 1K
Penitentiary (1979)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, blaxploitation, boxing, black, drifter, black history, martial arts, underground, thug life, false accusation, prison sex, gay subtext ...
Time: year 1979, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.7
 17K
The Escapist (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and ...
Style: tense, harsh, suspenseful, rough, atmospheric ...
Plot: prison, prison escape, twists and turns, prison rape, escape, tragedy, brutality, survival, existentialism, loneliness, prison life, fugitives ...
Time: y2k, 2000s
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
My Brother's Gun (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A teenager finds a gun loaded with three bullets and shoots at the guard of a supermarket when he discovers it stealing a comic. In his escape along the road he meets a girl who has tried to commit suicide without success and both decide to take a ...
Style: serious, realistic, bleak, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: loser, on the run, murder, false accusation, strong violent content, lovers on the run, chases and races, life is a bitch, dishonesty, criminal heroes, fugitives, love and romance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.8
 662
Ghosted (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: ‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the anniversary of their son’s death, the only thing that keeps ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot: prison life, prison, survival, haunted by the past, criminal heroes, danger, confined, twists and turns, prison fight, supernatural, strong violent content, prison rape ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.9
 650
Riot (1969)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State Prison.
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, gulag, judiciary, nazi, prisoner, prison escape, escape, prison break, prison riot, chases and races, confined, fugitives ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: arizona, minnesota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.6
 2K
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.0
 143
Wild Youth (1960)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: A teenage escapee from a correctional facility falls in with a drug dealer operating near the Mexican border.
Style: grindhouse, sexy, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: juvenile delinquent, drug, escape, stoner, gangster, farm, kids in trouble, disorder, mischievous children, society, criminal heroes, on the run ...
Time: year 1960, 50s
Place: new mexico, mexico, canada, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 6.7
 2K
McVicar (1980)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, independent film
Plot: prison, prison escape, jail, prison life, angry, football hooligan, skinhead, shipwreck, gang, imprisonment, criminal, gay interest ...
Time: year 1980, 60s
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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The Strangers in 7A (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Andy Griffith plays a philandering apartment house manager who picks up a pretty young girl (Suzanne Hildur) in a bar. He takes her home, whereupon the girl's male cronies show up armed with guns. Griffith and his wife (Ida Lupino) are held ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot: hostage, gangster, disorder, chases and races, crime gone awry, dishonesty, danger, couple relations, criminal heroes, confined, unlikely criminals, stalking ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Her Husband's Betrayal (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Cathy Coulter is looking forward to a bright future with new husband Riley and her son Billy. Settled in their new home, Cathy becomes disheartened with Riley's frequent work trips and her intuition tells her something is amiss. When Riley ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot: false accusation, danger, betrayal, couples, psychopath, murder, frame up, stalking, family in danger, woman in danger, on the run, fall in love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 6.3
 100
Women's Prison (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young woman about to get married discovers all too late that her spouse has mafia connections, when violence breaks out during her wedding. Caught up in the crossfire Lynn gets arrested and thrown into a women's prison.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: prison, escape, wrongfully committed, false accusation, frame up, bookies, prison life, kids in trouble, law enforcement, rebelliousness, vigilantism, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Former marine and cop Jeff Erickson starts a new life after meeting his dream girl, Jill, running a bookshop, until they decide to become the modern Bonnie and Clyde. Learning on the job the hard way, Jeff becomes famous through media-coverage, ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, tense, captivating, serious ...
Plot: bank robber, ex cop, partner, heist, romancing a criminal, couples, on the run, couple relations, criminal heroes, true crime, burglar, marriage ...
Place: chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 5.2
 877
Garter Snake (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In the heat of the night, a man from faraway plays the piano. In the local hillside prison, a bitter double-crossed convict stares at the city life over the roofs. A revenge is brewing in his mind; the blood-thirsty killer prepares his escape. Vares ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: private detective, prison, drug dealing, vengeance, couples, prisoner, murder, private investigator, prison escape, womanizer, male nudity, assignment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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 6.9
 272
Blind Trust (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy fixer, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armored truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years on false charges, who's being released ...
Style: neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, lgbtq, robbery, father son relationship, armored car robbery, male homosexuality, chases and races, crime gone awry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, confined, tough heroes ...
Time: 80s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.9
 1K
One (2002)
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Après quinze ans passés derrière les barreaux, Bruno, qui prône la révolution prolétarienne, s'évade. Ce dernier veut continuer la lutte, faire sortir ses camarades de prison, libérer les masses du joug capitaliste. Tous ses anciens ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot: betrayal, drug dealing, police investigation, on the run, terrorism, confined, manhunt, imprisonment, crime boss, prison, anti fascism, capitalism ...
Time: year 2002
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Race Against Time (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a man faces surmounting bills for his dying son's hospital stay, he enters into an agreement to sell his body for organ transplants to pay the bills. However, when he is advised that the doctors want to claim his organs immediately, he ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hospital, on the run, danger, fugitives, race against time, rivalry, chase, self sacrifice, father son relationship, terminator, star wars, organ transplant ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Letters from a Killer (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. After his second court appearance, he is finally freed from prison only to be framed for yet 2 more murders ...
Style: psychological thriller, independent film, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, fugitives, serial murder, stalking, death row, false accusation, frame up, murder, wrongful conviction, best friend, life is a bitch, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.8
 9K
The Vulture (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Chile, France, South Korea, Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In Argentina over 8,000 people die in traffic accidents every year. Behind each of these tragedies is a flourishing industry founded on insurance payouts and legal loopholes. Sosa is a lawyer who tours the A&E Departments of the public ...
Style: neo noir, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: lawyer, car accident, love affair, insurance, cons and scams, lawyers and clients, power relations, society, life is a bitch, mobster, politics, violent ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Penitentiary II (1982)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, blaxploitation, prison, black, martial arts, murder, tough heroes, injustice, family in danger, wrongfully committed, haunted by the past, prison life ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 4.6
 726
Blackmail (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Inspector Abhay Rathod is a honest and diligent Police Inspector employed with Bombay Police. He was assigned the case of racketeer and criminal don, Shekhar Mohan. Abhay successfully entraps and arrests him, and has him sentenced to a long jail ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, exciting ...
Plot: criminal, prison, police, law enforcement, friendship, parents and children, tough heroes, family relations, criminal's revenge, danger, tough law enforcer, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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