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Spenser Confidential (2020)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.
Style:
action comedy, realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective, surprise ending, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police, ex convict, police corruption, one against many, conspiracy, ex-cop, organized crime, corrupt cop, revenge, bodyguard, ex cop, investigation, friendship, tough guy, corruption, fbi agent, drug smuggling, near death experience, vigilantism, danger, partners against crime, buddy, uncover truth, sex scene, heroes ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out f word, exciting, surprise ending and detective films with plots about death, shot in the chest, murder, punched in the face, gun, pistol and betrayal mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Spenser Confidential: Bad Boys for Life (2020), The Informer (2019), Shaft (2019), The Last Boy Scout (1991), 21 Bridges (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, action comedy, funny, intense, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
buddy, private detective, stripper, american football, football, reluctant partners, assassin, murder, corruption, strip club, police detective, buddy cop ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, cleveland ohio
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, detective, bleak, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nypd, police officer killed, murder investigation, corrupt cop, police, black, manhunt, dirty cop, conspiracy, fbi agent, brooklyn bridge, cocaine ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, philadelphia, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, fast ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, connecticut
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Colombia, Indonesia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A CIA field officer and an Indonesian police officer are forced to work together in confronting political corruption. An informant must be moved twenty-two miles to safety.
Style:
perverse, exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
southeast asia, indonesia, asia
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100%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens
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Time:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to ...
Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, violence, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, vigilantism, fighting the system, investigation, corruption, riddles and clues, political corruption, conspiracy ...
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Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: France, USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, teens
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
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boys' night
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A shady FBI agent recruits a courier to deliver a mysterious package to a vengeful master criminal who has recently resurfaced with a diabolical plan.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, las vegas, louisiana, st. louis missouri
Similarity:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
stylized, black comedy, detective, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
detroit, usa
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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90s
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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boys' night
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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100%
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Style:
suspense, independent film, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chinese mafia, triad, cop, gangster, gang, vengeance, tough heroes, heroes, rivalry, chases and races, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, usa, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against – after being held up at a local convenience store – threatens him.
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
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100%
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