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Scorched Earth (2018)
5K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A bounty hunter named Atticus Gage tracks down criminals in a post-apocalyptic Earth.
Style:
tense, apocalyptic, exciting, brutal, semi serious, surprise ending, suspense, psychotronic, independent film, f word
Plot:
anti heroine, female warrior, survival, post apocalypse, fight, dystopia, criminal, female protagonist, dystopian future, strong female lead, sniper, apocalypse, distopia, epidemic, woman with a gun, post apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic future, horse, martial arts, village, combat, revenge, gang, escape, violence ...
Time:
near future
Place:
montana
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Most similar movies to Scorched Earth
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, f word, surprise ending and independent film films with plots about brawl, death, fight, blood, shot in the chest, deception and fistfight mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Scorched Earth: The Last Survivors (2014), The Courier (2019), S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017), Extraction (2015), Ava (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.
Style:
apocalyptic, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
post apocalypse, desert, revenge, drought, female warrior, water shortage, murder, survival, thirst, strong female character, kickass women, teenage girl ...
Time:
near future
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier ...
Style:
suspense, entertaining, captivating, exciting, black comedy ...
Plot:
one woman army, female warrior, police, danger, survival, gunfight, crime boss, chase, bomb, messenger, trap, chases and races ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
london, empire state building manhattan new york city, tower bridge london, washington d.c., manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to ...
Style:
saga, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
police, survival, spy, death of friend, female warrior, corrupt cop, computer cracker, chase, police chase, brutality, husband wife relationship, tough guy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., washington state
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
Style:
exciting, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
terrorist, death of wife, female warrior, escape from reality, computer cracker, rescue, machismo, murder, deception, brutality, father son relationship, violence ...
Time:
year 2016, 2000s, 2010s, year 2005, year 2004 ...
Place:
langley virginia, central europe, czech republic, prague, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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68K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
woman with a gun, one woman army, assassin, female agent, female assassin, female spy, female killer, strong female lead, contract killing, female warrior, espionage, revenge ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
saudi arabia, paris france, boston, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A deep cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned on a submarine. With the help of a fellow prisoner and an amateur agent, he must race against the clock to escape the vessel and expose who set him up.
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
martial arts, submarine, female warrior, murder, violence, martial artist, danger, betrayal, brutality, blood, dishonesty, espionage ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pentagon, canada
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Romania, UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A former Marine turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader — while struggling to protect her sister's family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate and ...
Style:
perverse, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female protagonist, heroes, embassy, safecracker, danger, fistfight, infantry, gang, combat, criminal, fight, rescue ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 2020s
Place:
new york, bucharest, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
female warrior, delivery man, ex special forces, one against many, black ops, dark heroine, crime boss, femme fatale, revenge, one woman army, badass female lead, mystery woman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
washington d.c., new york, london, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A Texas Ranger is recruited by British Intelligence to track down a dangerous terrorist and stop him from attacking London.
Style:
serious, bleak, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
terrorist, police officer, texas ranger, police, terrorism, prospector, male protagonist, intelligence, ranger, profanity, pub, escape ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico, texas, london, big ben london, tower bridge london
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
It’s been 20 years since the corporations took over the world’s governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the Corporate Wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ash, the Council of Nine ...
Style:
exciting, futuristic, grindhouse, apocalyptic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, bounty hunter, vigilante, hitman, female warrior, female assassin, female killer, dystopian future, danger, society, desert, shaolin ...
Time:
near future
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK, Croatia, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the ...
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, neo noir, f word
Plot:
female assassin, kidnapping, spy thriller, cia agent, terrorist, terrorism, female protagonist, blackmail, airplane, spy, abduction, gas mask ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, tokyo, singapore
Similarity:
33%
138K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
Style:
ambiguous ending, biting, surprise ending, neo noir, f word
Plot:
teacher student relationship, assassin, secret society, ballerina, tattoo, female protagonist, extreme violence, female assassin, vengeance, betrayal, target practice, mountain ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
germany, austria, prague, new york
Similarity:
30%
76K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After she's irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Style:
suspense, cult classic, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female assassin, murder, assassin, strong female lead, vengeance, revenge, woman, murderer, female protagonist, female killer, yakuza, fight ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, osaka japan
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A private eye helps an amnesiac CIA agent elude mobsters who don't want him to regain his memory of their drug operation.
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, independent film, dark comedy, f word
Plot:
martial arts, wrestling, amnesia, thug, buddy, mobster, drug, fugitive, bare chested male, car crash, shootout, smuggling ...
Place:
los angeles, langley virginia, washington d.c.
Similarity:
30%
21K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
Style:
surreal, suspenseful, serious, stylized, exciting ...
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, profanity, vengeance, drifter, good versus evil, revenge, danger, partner, duel, uninhibited rivalry, obstacle ...
Similarity:
29%
38K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.
Style:
spoof, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
woman, loner, attempted murder, one woman army, race against time, female protagonist, sociopath, tragic past, danger, kidnapped daughter, secret, child kidnapping ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington state
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
Style:
bleak, tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
assassin, conspiracy, mother and daughter, danger, fight, daughter, female protagonist, hitman, female killer, killer, murderer, ex special forces ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
illinois, cincinnati ohio, havana cuba, alaska
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
During the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as medical relief are sent back in to rescue a group of kidnapped teenagers caught between ISIS and the Taliban.
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, independent film, ambiguous ending, f word
Plot:
nudity, isis, rescue mission, female fighter, ak 47, female protagonist, female warrior, kidnapping, taliban, military, forced marriage, teenager ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
california, afghanistan, pakistan
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Transferred home after a traumatizing combat mission, a highly trained French soldier uses her lethal skills to hunt down the man who hurt her sister.
Style:
erotic, suspense, captivating, tense, action thriller ...
Plot:
female vigilante, sister, vengeance, female protagonist, revenge, rape, female soldier, female warrior, soldier, vigilantism, war veteran, army ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
syria, marseille, paris france, nice france, france
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.
Style:
perverse, tense, captivating, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, martial arts, jungle warfare, martial artist, brutality, paranoia, female warrior, manhunt, muscleman, jungle, kickboxer, survival ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, burma, las vegas
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, China, USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.
Style:
intense, suspense, brutal, bloody, action thriller ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, organized crime, mole, police shootout, mercenary, police, danger, murder, chase, police station, fistfight ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
Style:
suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer cracker, monster, renegade, gangster, police detective, undercover, prostitute, chase, cop, partner, police corruption, against the odds ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
25%
10K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Secret-service agent Vic Davis is on his way to pick up his estranged son, Sean, from his college campus when he finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes terrorist operation. His son's friend Erin Walton, the daughter of Supreme Court ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
computer cracker, cia agent, secret service agent, danger, secret agent, cia, political conspiracy, kidnapping, murder, chase, rescue, fight ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
25%
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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:
suspense, tense, captivating, exciting, retro ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female warrior, death, kick-butt women, violence, assassin, female killer, murder, female protagonist, female assassin, african american, gangster, revenge ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
massachusetts, boston
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich country of Qumir, he finds he's in the middle of a very explosive situation. Not knowing ...
Style:
suspense, perverse, grindhouse, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
female warrior, cannon, mossad, woman kills a man, computer cracker, geopolitics, shootout, woman in jeopardy, fugitive, bare chested male, crooked businessman, special forces ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
24%
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:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
revenge, father daughter relationship, female warrior, daughter, justice, fight, private investigation, loss of wife, loss of mother, murder, investigation, family relations ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Canada, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
An elite Asian assassin risks everything to protect a beautiful singer that he unintentionally blinded, but can only do so with the help of an LAPD detective who is trying to catch him.
Style:
neo noir, detective, psychotronic, suspense, f word
Plot:
assassin, gun fu, police, kidnapping, pigeon, sniper, singer, showdown, nightclub, betrayal, hotel, thief ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
WWE Superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin returns as Jake Carter where he is assigned to protect a whistleblower who wishes to expose a corrupt military defence contractor. However, the military hires a heavily armed team of mercenaries to kill ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
female killer, escape, faked death, marine, military, one man army, fight, rescue, police detective, martial arts, fistfight, surveillance ...
Place:
british columbia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.
Style:
suspense, perverse, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
hotel, cyberpunk, organized crime, spy, female warrior, nurse, crime boss, female killer, survival, riot, agoraphobia, mystery woman ...
Time:
future, 2020s, near future
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
female soldier, female warrior, terrorist plot, terrorism, female protagonist, mission, terrorist attack, military, terrorist, soldier, military base, fight ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
manhattan new york city, pacific ocean, alaska, russia, new york ...
Similarity:
24%
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