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Breakout (2013)
3K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating, cliffhanger
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, wilderness, murder, rescue, parents and children, danger, siblings relations, death, family relations, prison, youth, stalking, family secret, killing, wilderness survival, chases and races, child in peril, kayaking, witnessing a crime, telephone, gun, shotgun, family secrets, crimes, kill
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Breakout
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and tense films with plots about danger, chases and races, murder, chase, family relations, rivalry and criminal heroes mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Breakout: Cold Blooded (2012), 80 Minutes (2008), A Lonely Place to Die (2011), Five Thirteen (2013), Deep Dark Canyon (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A female police officer has to keep a prisoner from escaping a nearly abandoned hospital unit at the same time his violent partners come looking for him.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chases and races, chase, danger, partner, confined, criminal heroes, isolation, reluctant partners, woman with a gun, criminal, cop, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
80 minutes to live or die. Alex got injected with a high tech poison by his creditor and put on a time clock to pay his debt back in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Will he make it or even further will he stay loyal to his friends and relatives under a ...
Style:
surprise ending, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
race against time, chase, heroes, uninhibited rivalry, gang, siblings relations, brother brother relationship, hospital, stoner, antidote, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, scary, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wilderness, survival, mountaineer, kidnapping, hunt down, extreme sport, forest, hiking, rescue, group of friends, kidnapper, poacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, europe, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In this tension-packed thriller, brothers Mike and Tre set out in search of better lives, trying to leave their demons behind for good. After being released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, Mike's only care in the world is to ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime thriller, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, going straight, family relations, parents and children, hopes, ex convict, released from prison, criminal underworld, false accusation, father daughter relationship, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bloom Towne is a small-town sheriff under the thumb of the well-established, deeply influential Mayor Dick Cavanaugh's family. When Bloom's two teenage sons, Nate and Skylar accidentally shoot and kill Dick during a deer-hunt, Bloom's ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
small town, manhunt, chase, escape, on the run, violent content, woods, parents and children, murder, revenge, brother brother relationship, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ageing hit man, Harry, has just botched a job and is now the target. His daughter is also in the assassin trade and is now a target too. A young hit man called Billy is sent to take Harry out but they form an uneasy alliance...
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, rough ...
Plot:
killer, hitman, professional killer, rivalry, family relations, danger, partner, parents and children, terminal illness, contract killer, save the day, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Military-trained hitman, Jacob Tate (Kent Faulcon), has been sent by his handler (Eric Roberts) to a small Southern town with orders to eliminate a beautiful English teacher, Diane Shaw (Denise Boutte). When Diane mistakes Jacob for her long-lost ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
hitman, teacher, family relations, danger, dishonesty, family life, power relations, deception, forbidden love, secret, murder, mission of murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl, the cop who put him behind bars. Standing in their way is Ronnie's son, whom Darryl raised.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, revenge, street racing, ex convict, chase, released from prison, rivalry, law enforcement, parents and children, murder, danger, armored car robbery ...
Time:
year 1970, 70s
Place:
usa, san diego california
Similarity:
26%
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430
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack is in the midst of a major robbery, which leaves him injured and his accomplices dead. Jack manages to hide the $500,000 from the robbery before he makes his way to his death bed.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female psychopath, heist, power relations, family relations, disorder, estrangement, riddles and clues, siblings relations, crime gone awry, dishonesty, on the run, criminal heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, China
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A fortnight before her eighteenth birthday, Sonia goes missing. Her family receives a call informing them that she has been kidnapped and her estranged father, a US-based businessman, must now follow the kidnapper’s instructions to the letter if ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
stockholm syndrome, woman in danger, kidnapping, father daughter reunion, chase, hostage, vengeance, rivalry, confined, rescue, danger, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
23%
2K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, crime thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
danger, rivalry, life turned upside down, dishonesty, going straight, on the run, robbery, stolen money, greed, corruption, betrayal, criminal underworld ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Elizabeth Chase is busy remodeling her new home with her lawyer husband, Paul and daughter, McKenzie. To make sure it's finished before a charity event they're hosting, the couple hire a contractor, Javier, to help. However Elizabeth ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stalking, family in danger, obsession, danger, dishonesty, violent content, strong female presence, couples, vengeance, chases and races, woman in danger, happy ending ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The movie covers the events which occurred in between the downfall of The Company and the finale of the series. It details the arrest and incarceration of Sara Tancredi, the final escape plan which Michael devises for Sara. It also reveals the ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, intense, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
prison, happy ending, fugitives, escape, woman in danger, self sacrifice, twists and turns, prison escape, relationships, freedom, resilience, murder mystery ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, canada, israel, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A medieval reenactment game turns into a Shakespearean tragedy when a non-player crashes the event to win back his girlfriend.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, serious, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
role playing, mind game, escapades, woman in danger, danger, woods, viking, missing girl, folk horror, attempted rape, magic realism, pagan ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Maya becomes the target of the Russian mafia after her husband, a successful American businessman, is killed.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
danger, prison life, rescue, ballet, kidnapping, frame up, twists and turns, woman in danger, betrayal, murder, gangster, on the run ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, killer, professional killer, hitman, wilderness, chase, assassin, fbi, assassination, murder, skinny dipping, serial killer ...
Time:
year 2006, future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
21%
774
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Inspector Abhay Rathod is a honest and diligent Police Inspector employed with Bombay Police. He was assigned the case of racketeer and criminal don, Shekhar Mohan. Abhay successfully entraps and arrests him, and has him sentenced to a long jail ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
criminal, prison, police, law enforcement, parents and children, friendship, tough heroes, family relations, danger, criminal's revenge, chase, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, tough heroes, manhunt, violence spree, gang, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, murder, heroes, revenge, fugitives, prison escape ...
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A desperate band of Militia men attempts a daylight bank robbery in the sleepy semi-rural City of Norco, California, and leads the local Police on the longest, most violent running gun battle in Law Enforcement history. Based on the true events.
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, bank, criminal heroes, rivalry, danger, law enforcement, suburbs, swat, car chase, chases and races, violent content, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The women in a Seattle serial killer's life often had an unpleasant way of turning up dead - from his girlfriend to his mother-in-law to his second wife. The police and FBI knew who the killer was, but were never prepared to face a bizarre ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
mother daughter conflict, serial killer, abusive husband, mother son relationship, dishonesty, parents and children, life is a bitch, injustice, law enforcement, murder, danger, rebellious daughter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., seattle
Similarity:
20%
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:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, chase, crime gone awry, cons and scams, buddies, danger, desert, dishonesty, ex convict, violent content, profanity, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new mexico, mexico, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Four friends from the rough side of town grow apart when two are consumed by a life of crime, and the other two become FBI agents sent deep undercover - to bring down those childhood friends.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
working undercover, special agent, drug dealing, police officer, ambition, undercover, friendship, danger, gang, law enforcement, criminal heroes, right hand man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, south america
Similarity:
20%
15K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
A cop decides to take on his godfather, who raised him from childhood, and make him realize the error of his ways.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
adopted son, gangster, police, rivalry, parents and children, law enforcement, escapades, dishonesty, danger, fighting crime, murder, godfather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.
Style:
tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, f word
Plot:
hitman, drug cartel, smuggling, race against time, police, rescue, danger, chase, hostage, rivalry, secrets, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An inventive and resourceful cocaine smuggler defends his trade against violent rival traffickers, a monstrous and vengeful killer, and the DEA agents who want to lock him up – all while falling for a stunningly beautiful woman with a taste for ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug, rescue, danger, woman in danger, rivalry, mexican american border, smuggler, chase, smuggling, violent content, shootout, trafficking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
Similarity:
19%
345
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a district within Hong Kong five gangs have an uneasy truce as they all work within the area. Chaos then ensues when triad leader Jimmy is shot. Jimmy's wife Cheung Wah then appoints his bodyguard Po as the temporary leader of the gang over ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, assassination attempt, tough heroes, danger, save the day, murder, politics, contests and competitions, car chase, couple relations, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A police officer searching for his missing sister in Spain uncovers a terrorist cell.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
missing person, terrorism, drug abuse, undercover, confined, police investigation, drug dealing, secret agent, working undercover, kidnapping, addiction, danger ...
Place:
spain, barcelona, usa, europe, los angeles
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Haunted with nightmares of his wife's recent suicide and struggling to mend the relationship with his only daughter, Richard is caught as a witness to the violence of Abner Solvie. He finds himself at the mercy of a charismatic killer and ...
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, danger, parents and children, family relations, blackmail, father daughter relationship, widower, salvation, murder, mental illness, house ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Criminal psychologist Cameron Grainger is Detroit’s go-to hostage negotiator. Blaming herself when a crisis she’s handling goes wrong and a young man is killed, she removes herself from service. But she is called back into sudden and terrifying ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
criminal psychologist, family relations, danger, siblings relations, forced into action, woman in danger, nypd, confined, strong female presence, hostage negotiator, two sisters, hostage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, michigan, detroit
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A jailed auto mechanic must run for his life after he witnesses the murder of a fellow inmate by two prison guards.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
frame up, murder, wrestling, chase, chases and races, life is a bitch, dishonesty, criminal heroes, on the run, confined, law enforcement, prison life ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
19%
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