Movies and TV shows like The Equalizer 2021
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The Equalizer (2021)
20K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
Style:
tense, psychological, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, neo noir, contemplative
Plot:
fight scenes, female fighter, female warrior, villain, double life, vengeance, heroes, violence, death, murder, undercover, family relations, mother daughter relationship, chase, organized crime, society, danger, fighting crime, good versus evil, secret identity, disguise, crime fighter, superhero, spy, black cast ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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Most similar movies to The Equalizer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense and disturbing films and TV series with plots about violence, investigation, murder, police, danger, society and police investigation mostly in Crime, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Equalizer: Daredevil (2015), Reacher (2022), Voice (2017), Shades of Blue (2016), Ironside (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
523K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, saga, neo noir, spectacular ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, secret identity, heroes, blind man, heroic mission, lawyer, hand to hand combat, blood, daredevil, superhuman powers, ninja ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
286K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Plot unknown
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
one man army, muscleman, agent, ex military, murder, vigilantism, tough guy, police officer, false accusation of murder, police corruption, false accusation, vigilante ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
71%
3K
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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It's 3 minutes for hearers, but a life for the callers. A crime thriller chasing even the slightest sounds to rescue people's lives calling for urgent help.
Style:
detective, suspense, psychological, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
death, murder investigation, murder, mental health, investigation, masked killer, serial killer, psycho killer, serial murder, psychopath, secret identity, teamwork ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, working undercover, fbi, undercover, police, police corruption, law enforcement, police investigation, moral dilemma, dishonesty, nypd, legal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
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Ironside is an upcoming American drama television series that is scheduled to premiere in the 2013–14 television season on NBC. It will air on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It is a ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, fighting crime, law enforcement, wheelchair bound, police, black cast, investigation, disabled, disability, power relations, tough law enforcer, urban ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Syd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a ...
Style:
suspense, humorous, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
partners against crime, homicide detective, police investigation, female police officer, black cop, police protagonist, policewoman, betrayal, violence, sex, police, police detective ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
A hyper-noir story that follows a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, sets out to take revenge against her brother and his bombastic gang of gear-heads.
Style:
neo noir, tense, captivating, bloody, disturbing ...
Plot:
gang leader, female warrior, gang, revenge, vengeance, murder, brutality, danger, adaptation, violence, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
28K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Style:
suspense, exciting, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
fbi, crime investigation, fbi agent, police detective, homicide detective, female detective, fighting crime, federal bureau of investigation, partners against crime, swat team, investigation, police investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A former DEA agent forced into early retirement runs a gift shop in in the Philippines. Despite his best efforts to begin a tranquil new life, he’s pulled back into a world of dangerous people and deadly situations, either through his friends in ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, visually appealing, heroic, detective
Plot:
police protagonist, private investigator, police, betrayal by friend, brawl, police investigation, assassination attempt, villain arrested, buddy, good versus evil, haunted by the past, assassin ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
violence, gang, black cast, mobster, danger, organized crime, showdown, power struggle, criminal gang, rivalry, criminal, murder ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 60s
Place:
harlem, new york, harlem, new york city
Similarity:
100%
56K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
strong female lead, female killer, hitman, spy, tough girl, female spy, female assassin, mole, secret government organization, woman with a gun, femdom, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
297K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
Style:
disturbing, brutal, suspense, bloody, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, justice, vengeance, one man army, avenger, fight scenes, violence, vigilantism, murder, hacker, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, new york
Similarity:
24%
156K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
Style:
exciting, psychological, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, father son relationship, revenge, heist, police, black, prisoner, father, father figure, missing person, escapades, unsolved crime ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It stars Edward Woodward as a middle aged retired intelligence officer with a mysterious past who helps people in trouble. The show ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, injustice, vengeance, spy, tough heroes, rivalry, one man army, machismo, dark hero, superhero, conspiracy, police officer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A woman thirsty for revenge returns to Mexico to find her parents' killers, who hide behind legal facades in high society.
Style:
dark, bleak, suspenseful, suspense, exciting
Plot:
haunted by the past, revenge, redemption, villain, graphic violence, tragic hero, rage, heroes, fight scenes, death, loss, criminal ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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Story:
When his girlfriend is supposedly shot and killed, Dick Grayson quits as Robin and goes off to fight crime as Nightwing. While doing so he comes into the path of Deathstroke and has to defeat him before he kills again.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
superhero, heroes, violence, good versus evil, villain, fighting crime, vigilantism, master villain, dark hero, martial arts, ninja, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Style:
political, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorist, police, terrorism, police operation, international crisis, danger, revenge, team, murder, government, investigation, retribution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, France, Finland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Frank Nordling is a young and exceptionally promising defense lawyer. When Frank learns the truth behind his parents' death, his whole world unravels. As children, Frank and his sister Sara witnessed their parents die in an explosion caused by ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, tense, psychological, contemplative, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lawyer, mafia, nordic, organized crime, murder investigation, brother sister relationship, vengeance, evidence, murder mystery, chase, investigation, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland, denmark, scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Each episode of “One Deadly Mistake” follows a homicide investigation where police work tirelessly against the clock to solve a complex case, until they discover an unlikely piece of evidence that exposes the identity of the killer.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
violence, murder investigation, investigation, murder mystery, partners against crime, murder, police investigation, police detective, who done it, law enforcement, uncover truth, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
NYC 22 is an American police procedural drama which ran on CBS from April 15 to August 11, 2012. The series was a mid-season replacement for CSI: Miami. On May 13, 2012, both series were canceled by CBS.
Style:
realistic, serious, detective, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
rookie, police, fighting crime, state trooper, partner, law enforcement, police officer, streetwise, partners against crime, supportive coworker, ex athlete, honest law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A single mother must protect her daughter and herself during a heist gone wrong at a high-tech storage facility.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological
Plot:
single mother, mother daughter relationship, murder, criminal, mother, heist, diamond, daughter, gangster, woman in danger, danger, chase ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to ...
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
police detective, vietnam war, police, dirty harry, die hard, nylons, supernatural, team, legal, woman with a gun, lapd, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After the death of her gangster husband, Carmen is forced to take over his business and fight for her family's safety
Style:
psychological, exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, murder, crime family, criminal heroes, society, parents and children, heroes, family relations, rivalry, crime boss, power struggle, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Sex, drugs and a gruesome murder. An edgy one night stand turns into a nightmare for Aditya, when he wakes up with blood on his hands. The evidence is stacked against him, but he doesn't remember the grisly crime. Is he guilty or not ?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, contemplative, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, youth, who done it, violence, evidence, police detective, partner, vengeance, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to battle organized crime after a devastating personal loss. Stabler journeys to find absolution and rebuild his life, while leading a new elite task force that is taking apart the city’s most powerful ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense, detective ...
Plot:
law and order, police, organized crime, police procedural, crime investigation, criminal, police investigation, forensics, criminal justice, die hard, nypd, legal ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Claire Church, a former police officer who moves away to the remote Western Isles in an attempt to escape the past and violence that still haunts her. Soon, Claire is pulled back into an investigation she thought she long left behind, ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
british police, serial killer, murder investigation, policewoman, murder, british, countryside, police investigation, investigation, dishonesty, society, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story:
Before Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman, there was The Phantom, the greatest legend in the annals of 20th century comic-book crime fighting. Now, the immortal superhero returns to strike terror in the hearts of villains around the world - and to ...
Style:
saga, exciting, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, fighting crime, good versus evil, escapades, secret identity, rivalry, danger, heroic mission, undercover, organized crime, master villain ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, new york, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. Seasoned agent Jess LaCroix oversees the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
fbi, fbi agent, crime investigation, murder, investigation, criminal, special agent, task force, die hard, criminal justice, partners against crime, partner ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
277
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
TV show
Story:
Detective Kunes has a problem once again: he's lambasted the boyfriend of his ex-wife, and is threatened with dismissal from the police service. His high-ranking (female) boss has a solution for him: "removing" him on an internships ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
police investigation, investigator, police, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, revenge, death, chase, who done it, testimony, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
central europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It was an open shut case with hundred of witnesses seeing the murder suspect trying to dispose of a body and a signed confession from the suspect himself. And yet when the case was ready for court, the prosecutor discovered that the case was not as ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot:
death, murder, sexual assault, who done it, investigation, police detective, youth, law enforcement, murder investigation, murderer, murder mystery, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
37%
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