Movies like Gun Shy

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Gun Shy (2017)
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Gun Shy (2017)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A mega-platinum, aging rock star's supermodel wife is abducted by pirates while vacationing in Chile.
Style: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, realistic, intense, action comedy
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hostage, rock star, chase, macho man, save the day, travel, violence, brutality, husband wife relationship, male protagonist, trip, desire, mentor, rocker, kidnapping, empire, track down
Time: contemporary
Place: chile

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Most similar movies to Gun Shy

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, exciting and suspense films with plots about danger, chase, violence, murder, rivalry, heroes and kidnapping mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Gun Shy: Running Man (2013), The Bay of Silence (2020), Unbound (2020), Code Name Banshee (2022), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Running Man (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Jong-Woo (played by Sin Ha-gyoon) is a poor, beleagured taxi driver with a bad attitude, understandable given the kind of clients he has to deal with. So when one night, a polite, well-dressed man offers an outrageous sum of money to rent the taxi ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, humorous, tense, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: protagonist as suspect, chase, on the run, uncover truth, frame up, manhunt, investigation, escapades, conspiracy, chases and races, truth, running ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
The Bay of Silence (2020)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Will believes his wife Rosalind is innocent of their son's suspected murder, only to discover the devastating truth behind her past links her to another unsolved crime.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: murder, wife, save the day, paranoia, brutality, police investigation, female protagonist, twists and turns, male nudity, panic, artist, missing person ...
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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Unbound (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Julius Fonteneau has decided to take the law into his own hands after his daughter has gone missing. His only friend supports him while his wife resents him and the police are growing suspicious of his intentions. He must determine right from wrong ...
Style: realistic, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, violence, kidnapping, husband wife relationship, revenge, psycho killer, deception, blood, vigilantism, justice, vigilante, dishonesty
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
Code Name Banshee (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Caleb, a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee, discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb's head.
Style: serious, suspense, captivating, emotional, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: assassin, bounty hunter, murder, chase, revenge, friendship, fighting crime, family relations, killings, gunfight, death of father, killer
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Style: tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: train, hostage, caper, heist, hijacking, terrorism, kidnapping, chase, passenger, brutality, police investigation, fbi ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
 3.1
 615
Blood Money (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Zheng Zhou is the most feared warrior from the Shaolin Dynasty in China. His fighting and weapons skills are legendary. But when his parents are killed and sister kidnapped, he turns to a life of drugs and crime that will almost kill him. With the ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, danger, rivalry, violence, smuggling, drug cartel, triad, martial arts, master warrior, one man army, heroes, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
The Throwaways (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Notorious hacker Drew Reynolds is captured by the CIA and given a proposition - work for them or spend the rest of his life in prison. Agreeing on the condition that he can form his own team, he puts together a group of "throwaways" - the ...
Style: exciting, captivating, humorous, tense, serious ...
Plot: partner, danger, save the day, reluctant partners, computers and web, rivalry, woman with a gun, bazooka, secret agent, soldier, hacker, terrorism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
The November Man (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An ex- CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: cia, secret service, spy, espionage, conspiracy, hostage, brutality, secret agent, female agent, surveillance, assassin, violence ...
Time: year 2008, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: montenegro, belgrade serbia, switzerland, usa, moscow russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Ransom (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hostage, kidnapping, reward, child in peril, police corruption, millionaire, child abduction, rescue, ransom, kidnapped, danger, forced into action ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, harlem, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Road to Juarez (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An American ex-con with Mexican underworld ties ensnares a pair of young misfits into a dangerous heist in Mexico. Inspired by true events.
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, crime gone awry, buddies, cons and scams, chase, danger, desert, dishonesty, ex convict, violent content, profanity, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, mexico, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Take Back (2021)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Following the abduction of her daughter, Zara does all she can to get her back. However, when she discovers that she has been targeted by crime boss Patrick, who she has previous dealings with, Zara realises that her troubled past will be used ...
Style: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot: abduction, chase, violence, vengeance, family relations, heroes, danger, chases and races, child abduction, sex slave, kidnapping, daughter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 3.5
 4K
Panama (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Puerto Rico, USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An ex-marine is hired by a defense contractor to travel to Panama to complete an arms deal. In the process he becomes involved with the U.S. invasion of Panama, and learns an important lesson about the true nature of political power.
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, light
Plot: sex scene, revolution, female nudity, travel, fight, escapades, gunfight, criminal, law enforcement, money, assassin, bare chested male ...
Time: year 1989
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 4.4
 573
Die Fighting (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: When a team of Shaolin-trained kung fu actors is about to get their break in Hollywood, a mysterious and sadistic Director forces them to run a gauntlet through Los Angeles. The Director films their every move as they prove their prowess by ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious ...
Plot: martial arts, rivalry, battles, hollywood, shaolin monk, chase, danger, entrapment, monster, heroes, couple relations, master warrior ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 6.3
 88K
Assassins (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, assassin, assassination, sniper, professional, spy, gangster, rescue, danger, criminal heroes, uninhibited rivalry, foe turned friend ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, seattle, detroit, puerto rico, caribbean ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Villagers (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A gym teacher and his female student look for her missing friend. But as they investigate, they find that her disappearance is a part of a larger conspiracy.
Style: contemplative, tense, suspenseful, exciting, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: kidnapping, society, investigation, who done it, uncover truth, vengeance, violence, chase, heroes, evidence
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Breaking In (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After ...
Style: suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot: home invasion, protective parent, black people, mother, hostage, security system, black, women, strong female lead, kidnapping, danger, heist ...
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42%
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Hollow Point (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When his wife and daughter are senselessly murdered, a grieving man finds himself caught up in a war between a group of charismatic vigilantes and the crime that infests their city.
Style: tense, exciting, captivating, stylized
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, murder, danger, violence, dishonesty, society, chase, organized crime, brutality, vigilante, death of wife, daughter ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Enemies Closer (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package. Trapped in the wilderness with no ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, reluctant partners, survival, violence, rivalry, danger, woods, partner, illegal drugs, betrayal, gang, strong violent content ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Mandrill (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Mandrill (M. Zaror) is a high-level assassin whose parents many years ago were slaughtered in cold blood by a ruthless drug lord. Now he finds himself finally in a position to get his revenge. But since it falls in love precisely in the pretty ...
Style: serious, exciting, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, hitman, vengeance, danger, rivalry, escapades, fall in love, spy, seduction, seductive behavior, seductive man, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chile, latin america, peru
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 6.3
 59K
Proof of Life (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, romantic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, hostage, terrorism, rescue, survival, brutality, runaway, insurance, prisoner, new love, gain trust, couple relations ...
Time: year 2000, 90s
Place: south america, latin america, colombia, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
A Cold Day in August (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three years ago. August has become a real problem for some of the bosses around town, and Ronnie will ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, working undercover, betrayal, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, dark humor, disorder, murder, cons and scams, danger, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 7.2
 108
Scratch (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A female rookie armored truck guard is caught between her co-workers' plot to rob their own truck and greedy gangsters desperate to grab the cash.
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: heist, gangster, betrayal, mafia, money, woman in danger, bandit, vengeance, rivalry, violence, revenge, female protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 4.6
 19K
The Prince (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, missing person, daring rescue, partner, justice, danger, retired, confined, haunted by the past, father daughter relationship, revenge, crime boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new orleans, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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IDI: Inspector Dawood Ibrahim (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The story follows Dawood, who wishes to don the cop uniform right from his childhood. He grows up to be a straight-laced, passionate policeman, who is sent off to a sleepy border suburb Kollanahalli for his first posting. An unexpected turn of ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, humorous, exciting, suspense ...
Plot: police, robbery, police station, remote village, gang, police officer, heroes, chase, youth, investigation, evidence, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Legacy of Lies (2020)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, UK, Poland, Ukraine, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An ex-MI6 agent is thrown back into the world of espionage and high stakes to uncover the shocking truth about operations conducted by unknown secret services.
Style: harsh, realistic, serious, emotional, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, spy, secret, violence, agent, woman, pursuit, revenge, fight, gunfight, martial arts, 007 ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 3.3
 2K
The Commando (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An elite DEA agent returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal and his crew, who will do ...
Style: tense, suspense, emotional, suspenseful, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mission, family relations, criminal, fight, brutality, hostage, heist, victim, mafia, revenge, theft, fight scenes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 7.2
 6K
Julayi (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: An intelligent young man and a timid cop team up to catch a criminal who wants revenge after a foiled bank robbery.
Style: exciting, humorous, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, hotshot hero, criminal's revenge, witnessing a crime, gang, rivalry, fall in love, chase, police, partner, tragic love, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot: road trip, female nudity, breakup, lesbian, breaking up with girlfriend, travel, criminal, highway travel, car journey, bandit, gang, cross country trip ...
Time: 90s
Place: philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 4.1
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Hijack (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a militia group.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: train, terrorism, hijacking, chases and races, danger, heroes, confined, law enforcement, race against time, save the day, die hard, terrorist plot ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 5.4
 401
Superfire (2002)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 210 min.
Story: A firefighter pilot blames himself for the death of his previous colleagues and gets a new assignment with a raging forest fire in Portland, Oregon, that has the whole city in jeopardy.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: forest fire, disaster, forces of nature, survival, save the day, hidden identity, heroes, disorder, danger, apocalypse, firefighter, natural disaster ...
Place: usa, oregon, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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