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Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
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Original name: 暗戰 2
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense, detective, tension, dramatic, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police detective, hostage, master criminal, chases and races, rivalry, law enforcement, confined, time, investigation, deception, cat and mouse, magician, illusion, chase, urban, police procedural, confrontation, intelligence, showdown, surveillance, moral ambiguity, professional rivalry, revenge, undercover, crime boss ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, tense and serious films with plots about investigation, murder, law enforcement, urban, police detective, revenge and cat and mouse mostly in Crime, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Running Out of Time 2: Mad Detective (2007), Eye in the Sky (2007), Fairy Tale Killer (2012), Integrity (2019), Detective vs. Sleuths (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer.
Style:
surreal, serious, suspenseful, psychological, neo noir ...
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, manic, mental illness, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, serial killer, twists and turns, imagination, surveillance, killer ...
Time:
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Place:
china, hong kong, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit (Simon Yam) keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice (Kate Tsui) and the other on a notorious criminal (Tony Leung Ka Fai) he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, master criminal, police detective, police investigation, fighting crime, found footage, law enforcement, heist, rivalry, working undercover, agent, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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47%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a bloodied and incoherent Jun (Wang Baoqiang) confesses to five murders that have not occurred, the police assume that he's mentally unstable and ignore his claims. Police detective Han (Lau Ching-wan) is investigating a series of gruesome ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, bleak, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, social misfits, couple relations, mentally challenged, estrangement, murder, mentally unstable, law enforcement, unsupportive spouse, police station, police procedural, investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The chief investigator of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is banking on a key witness, the corporate accountant Jack (Nick Cheung Ka-fai), to testify in court against a high-level customs officer and a tobacco trading ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, conspiracy, espionage, spy, investigation, problem, agent, undercover agent, entity, special agent, spy mission, bribery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Hong Kong is rocked by multiple gruesome murders, the police forms a task force to investigate. Jun, once a brilliant detective who suffered a mental breakdown, begins his own investigation. Eventually, the police learn that the murder victims ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, police procedural, murderer, mystery killer, death, police investigator, investigator, murder, killer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Gordon puts together a team of criminals to execute the bold robbery of a jewelry store. Before the team can get away, alarms go off and the police arrive. An intense gun battle turns into a deadly encounter. The survivors escape, only to begin ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, crime drama, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gang, police, investigation, heist gone wrong, heist, robbery, police officer, criminal, police investigation, fighting crime, police detective, sleuth ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Meet Leonard, a man who will help you die with a smile on your face. A young attorney meets his client for the first time, a serial killer known as the "Smiley Face Killer", whose victims all died with a smile on their faces.
Style:
tense, serious, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, suicide, danger, euthanasia, mercy killing, lawyer, murder, rivalry, moral ambiguity, manipulation, psychopath, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Postal inspectors investigate a con man who uses the identities of others to falsify credit card purchases. Stealing credit card offers from mail boxes, he obtains cards in others' names, makes many purchases until the card is maxed out, but is ...
Style:
realistic, crime drama, detective, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
identity theft, investigation, law enforcement, credit card fraud, con man, buddy cop, forgery, suspicion, cat and mouse, nypd, urban, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 90s, turn of the century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Cathy and Frank partner with a beautiful insurance investigator to recover a stolen masterpiece. Frank is smitten with her, even though it becomes more apparent she may be the mastermind behind the theft. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny and Billy ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, captivating, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two tactical unit leaders are forced to put aside their differences to help catch a group of robbers.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
rivalry, on the run, partner, master criminal, police investigation, gang, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, chases and races, stolen money, criminal heroes, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Ekin Cheng plays Autumn Yip, a triad mobster who gets caught in Thailand and does 8 years in prison before being released. He visits "The Doctor" and asks for a loan before returning to Hong Kong where he is eagerly awaited by his old ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, crime drama ...
Plot:
gangster, prison, redemption, police detective, tough heroes, criminal heroes, master criminal, rivalry, heroes, law enforcement, partner, martial arts ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, hong kong, east asia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A police detective follows a trail of evidence that eventually seems to lead to his trusted partner's ex-con brother who he helped put in prison years ago.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, detective ...
Plot:
false accusation, protagonist as suspect, police investigation, femme fatale, dangerous attraction, dishonesty, law enforcement, murder, serial killer, danger, who done it, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In Hong Kong, a vigilante serial killer leaves death notices, stating when and how he will murder a victim. Even if the victim reports it to the police and receives protection, the killer can easily break through and execute them. In response, the ...
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, conspiracy, police, crime spree, investigation, killing, homicidal maniac, murder, police officer, serial murder, murderer, murder investigation ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, undercover, police investigation, partners against crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, heroes, police corruption, hitman, police detective, gangster, partner ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A morally bent detective has one of the worst days of his life after he tries to cover up an accidental crime.
Style:
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Plot:
murder, gang, corrupt cop, police corruption, murder investigation, partner, police investigation, suspicion, violence, investigation, who done it, evidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
neo noir, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, police, working undercover, mole, undercover, triad, mob boss, mafia, double life, cop, violent ...
Time:
future, y2k, year 2004, 2000s, year 2002 ...
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia, india
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story revolves around three members of a police surveillance squad conducting an investigation into a financial investment group involved in criminal fraud. The focus of the plot, however, is actually on the three officers themselves who stumble ...
Style:
realistic, tense, captivating, psychological, neo noir ...
Plot:
police investigation, corporate crime, partner, undercover, dishonesty, rivalry, danger, economics, mafia, big business, big brother, chinese mafia ...
Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, entertaining, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, heist, art theft, reporter, hidden treasure, satire, escapades, treasure hunt, police officer, artifact, teamwork, cat and mouse ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A detective tracks down a gang of criminals ten years after they initially evaded arrest.
Style:
detective, crime drama, atmospheric, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fighting crime, group of criminals, cat and mouse, organized crime, heist, gang, police investigation, buddy, partners against crime, criminal syndicate, crime spree, criminal gang ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
5 professionals rob a Horce Racetrack and a Casino Complex but when one of them makes too many mistakes, the police starts a deadliest manhunt to recover the money.
Style:
unusual plot structure, exciting, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
heist, criminal heroes, partner, heroes, master criminal, group of criminals, robbery, escapades, police detective, bank robber, rivalry, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
mexico
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
24%
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Country: Taiwan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Taiwanese crime drama.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, tension, detective, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, investigation, hostage, fugitive, suspect, police procedural, cat and mouse, conspiracy, betrayal, chase, arson, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, taipei
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
They say Hong Kong is the safest city in Asia. But tonight, a police van has been hijacked along with the arms, equipment and the five officers aboard, one of the hostages being the only son of police deputy commissioner M.B. Lee! With the chief ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, noir ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two triad leaders vie for the right to manage a string of casinos in Macau which sparks an exhausting battle. A twist of fate brings the two gangster bosses together in collaboration, but rumors have it otherwise. A murderous plot unfolds.
Style:
heroic, neo noir, crime drama, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, triad, gunfight, street crime, organized crime, killer, hitman, big city, contract killer, gangster, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Mary Higgins Clark. Under hypnosis, a mental patient admits to several recent murders. He also offers a strange defense when he claims that he is the reincarnation of a 19th century man who was wrongly executed.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, detective, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
reincarnation, serial killer, police detective, woman in danger, law enforcement, murder, investigation, revenge, psychosis, hypnosis, trauma, mental institution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
674
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
ICAC Investigator William Luk and JFIU Chief Inspector Lau Po-keung both hit a dead end in their investigation of a bribery case and a money laundering case. In the meantime, William Luk was suspended when model Eva Ng went to Inspector Kenny Ching ...
Style:
tense, suspense, crime thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, money laundering, conspiracy, police procedural, political corruption, frame up, crime solving, government conspiracy, corrupt cop, corrupt official, police detective, corruption ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china, hong kong
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23%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
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Story:
The head of the detective agency "Beagle" Andrey Rostovtsev always act as it sees fit, and do not hesitate invades another's privacy.
Style:
detective, tense, captivating, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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