Movies like Children of Wax
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Children of Wax (2007)
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Original name: The Killing Grounds
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of a violent gang war, the police commissioner must find who is killing young children before the next innocent victim dies.
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Plot:
gang, racism, drug dealing, dishonesty, unlikely partners, urban ghetto life, serial killer, gang violence, social differences, society, immigrants, city life, chaos and mayhem, drugs, fight, skinhead, police, female nudity, kidnapping, murder, gunfight, blind man, drug dealer, turk, empire ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
europe, berlin germany, germany
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Most similar movies to Children of Wax
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and suspenseful films with plots about gang, gangsters, murder, dishonesty, deadly, law enforcement and drug dealing mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Children of Wax: Snitch'd (2003), Back in the Day (2005), Corrupt (1999), Gang in Blue (1996), Breaking Point (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When the South Side Gang and the Cut Throat Mafia start a drug war at a local high school in Santa Ana, CA, detective McClure goes undercover to investigate the brutal murder of a young Latina student. The gang members are the key suspects but ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, undercover, police detective, criminal heroes, police investigation, gang, juvenile delinquency, working undercover, police corruption, urban ghetto life, society, drug dealing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, neo noir
Plot:
murder, gang, racism, introspection, vengeance, criminal heroes, fall in love, police corruption, crime gone awry, dishonesty, starting over, moral dilemma ...
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90%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
After decades of terror, two deadly street gangs reach a delicate truce and young MJ (Silkk the Shocker) sees a way out of the hood once and for all. Only Corrupt (Ice-T) stands in MJ's way, resulting into a violent and brutal roller coaster ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, hip hop, hip hop culture, urban setting, urban ghetto, drug dealing, life is a bitch, social misfits, criminal heroes, youth, society ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
racism, serial killer, corruption, police, investigation, police corruption, graphic violence, blind ambition, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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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:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, conspiracy, law enforcement, dishonesty, uncover truth, redemption, legal investigation, partners, unlikely partners, legal, strong violent content, gang leader ...
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper in the drug world, and his new ...
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rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime boss, gangsters, prison gang, prison, juvenile delinquency, criminal heroes, prison life, life is a bitch, dishonesty, drug dealing, gang, urban ghetto ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Injustice begets a criminal. Kool is an artist without prospects, a black belt in karate, and in love with LaShawna, poised and college bound. One night she witnesses a stabbing and discovers the victim is a cop as he dies in her arms. She's ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, frame up, racism, life is a bitch, police investigation, social decay, murder, false accusation, police corruption, dishonesty, legal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, survival, confined, life is a bitch, society, urban ghetto life, street gang, violence, murder, suspense, racial injustice, insurance agent ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, touching, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, gangsters, hidden identity, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, rivalry, social decay, betrayal, criminal heroes, assassination attempt, crime gone awry, master criminal ...
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Kalle, en kille i 18-års åldern har hamnat lite snett i livet. Han umgås mest med främlingsfientliga personer. Carlos är en kille i 16-års åldern, han har bott i Sverige större delen av sitt liv med sin mor och hennes äldre bror. Hans pappa ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
skinhead, immigrants, racism, murder, investigation, law enforcement, society, city life, police, teenager, violence, gang ...
Time:
90s
Place:
sweden, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when Ratter kills a drug kingpin during ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, heist, betrayal, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, gang, dishonesty, brother brother relationship, organized crime, lesbian, mafia, violent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Consignment is the authentic and brutal story of an East Coast drug dealer forced to flee to California only to realize state lines don't erase past sins.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug dealing, gangsters, police investigation, starting over, going straight, gang, on the run, hitman, rivalry, criminal's revenge, life is a bitch, criminal heroes ...
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Nigeria, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community wages war against their corrupt government and a multi-national oil corporation to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive drilling and spills. To seek justice, a rebel organization kidnaps an ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, rough, exciting, serious
Plot:
kidnapping, racism, terrorism, political conspiracy, state affairs, confined, dishonesty, heroes, conspiracy, hijacking, rivalry, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nigeria, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Drama, Crime, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Frustrated with being broke, Beans decides that the only way to grasp the American Dream is to take it.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, family life, drug dealing, buddies, ambition, juvenile delinquency, chaos and mayhem, city life, urban ghetto life, friendship, criminal heroes ...
Place:
usa, memphis, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The film follows three young men as they are drawn into lives of crime. Nick (Crowley) uses his entry-level corporate job to commit credit card fraud and deals drugs on the side. K-Luv (Mackie) is a member of the "V-Dubs", an ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, bleak, tense
Plot:
gangsters, urban ghetto life, gang, racism, social decay, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, drug dealing, police investigation, city life, interracial relations, dishonesty ...
Place:
usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
There is no honor without truth. When gang wars spin out of control in downtown Washington D.C., one man steps onto the battlefirld to hunt down a ruthless killer. A young man has been released from prison and is determined to build a new life for ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, friendship, criminal heroes, partners, police investigation, law enforcement, gang, dishonesty, reluctant partners, battles, drug dealing, redemption ...
Place:
usa, washington d.c., los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Jamaica
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
street gang, gangsters, gang violence, police chase, criminal heroes, social decay, immigrants, crime gone awry, fugitives, rivalry, partners, drug dealing ...
Place:
miami, usa, florida, jamaica
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45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After a drug deal gone wrong, Bédé goes into hiding in the countryside at a reformative school for criminal youth. His location is found out, and he and the pupils have to protect themselves with whatever means they have.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, cynical, realistic ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, gang, crime gone awry, gangsters, isolation, criminal heroes, drug dealing, violence, suspense, teenage life, countryside, farm ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
3K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, gang, gangsters, murder, drug dealing, bad cop, police investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, drugs, human trafficking, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A police officer's partner has died during Hurricane Katrina, but he later discovers that his partner may have been murdered. An investigation follows, taking the officer and his new partner into the depths of the criminal underworld.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, bleak, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, investigation, police detective, undercover, law enforcement, chaos and mayhem, gunfight, ghetto, police, gangsters, nypd, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After picking up an alluring woman,Toby, a gifted chemist slumming as a high school teacher, is kidnapped by her violent boyfriend and ordered to use his skills to create methamphetamine for a group of drug traffickers. When Toby refuses, his ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, kidnapping, on the run, drug dealing, dishonesty, drug abuse, suspense, chemistry, graphic violence, farm, confined, forced into action ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Different solution new movie ;-) The Preacher tells the story about the rise and fall off a dutch mafiaboss. The movie is based on the story of Klaas Bruinsma.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, controversial ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, betrayal, assassination, dishonesty, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder, hitman, gunfight, true crime, hollywood, drugs, organized crime ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
holland, amsterdam
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42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, bleak, rough, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, child murder investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, child murder, murder, police, criminal heroes, serial child killer, dead children, sex maniac, vigilante ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
sweden, stockholm sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After his best friend dies in an unexpected accident, black market dealer Young-gyu decides to wash his hands off his illegal activities and start a new life with his girlfriend Yu-ri. But his dream stalls when he learns that Yu-ri needs money for ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, disorder, ship, gang, kidnapping, human trafficking, graphic violence, molestation, female nudity, danger, organ harvesting
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
During a patrol, Julie and Simon, two police constables, injure a wealthy man who pointlessly killed their partner. This wealthy man in question turns out to be the son of a politician. This is why the two police constables are accused of brutality ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, working undercover, police, drugs, criminal, chase, politician, duty, patrol, nightclub ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Marek, a crime squad officer, sets out to avenge the death of his partner and best friend, who was killed by drug traffickers. He asks for a posting to a new undercover unit created to infiltrate a drug gang that imports hashish from Morocco using ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, vengeance, rivalry, drug dealing, gang, law enforcement, working undercover, marijuana, loss of partner, car chase, gangsters, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
murder, organized crime, police detective, dishonesty, investigation, gangsters, gang, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, woman in danger, hotel, cell phone ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, sweden, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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:
rough, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic
Plot:
rivalry, family relations, vengeance, dishonesty, betrayal, drug dealing, gangsters, parents and children, murder, prostitute, tragic love, aging ...
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
422
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Trane is a decorated war hero just shipped home to the States from Afghanistan after the brutal murder of his wife and child back in Rockaway, Queens. Upon his return, Trane encounters his old friend Dave, who describes the new forces of crime and ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, rough, tense, serious
Plot:
downfall, soldier, vengeance, police corruption, vigilantism, criminal heroes, life is a bitch, law enforcement, gangsters, criminal's revenge, murder, police investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, gang, murder, dishonesty, heist, disorder, on the run, crime gone awry, law enforcement, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, gangsters ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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