Movies like Locusts

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Locusts (2019)
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Locusts (2019)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Two estranged brothers who are reluctantly reunited in their remote hometown at their father's funeral, become the target of an extortion scam at the hands of a gang of violent local thugs.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, indie film
Plot: extortion, gang, dysfunctional family, family problems, brother brother relationship, bandit, brothers, family relations, teamwork, relationship problems, fighting crime, family reunited, showdown, estranged brother, criminal gang, estrangement, estranged family member, cons and scams, fraud, brother brother reunion, australian outback, cheating, crime, family, crimes

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Most similar movies to Locusts

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, tense and suspense films with plots about gang, bandit, criminal, criminal gang, organized crime, family problems and brother brother relationship mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Locusts: At Stake (2017), A Killer in My Home (2020), Grow (2020), Limbo (2020), South Wind 2: Speed Up (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 207
At Stake (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Four brothers Ibra, Elzan, Amar, and Ical attempting to collect money for their father's medical bills. Always in stalemate, the brothers eventually took a very reckless decision.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: gang, money, brothers, brother brother relationship, illness, needing money, criminal gang, brother, money problems, sick father, bandit, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
A Killer in My Home (2020)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Allison Winters' world falls apart when her husband dies of a sudden heart attack, announcing on his death bed that he has a secret family. Six months later such family arrive on Allison's doorstep, determined to be a part of her life.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: family secret, dysfunctional family, family problems, broken family, family relations, life is a bitch, kids and family, eccentric family, relationship problems, family life, danger, heart attack ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 7.1
 818
Grow (2020)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: When newly examined stockbroker Adam is told that his father has died, he flies into a destructive world alongside his childhood friends. At the father's funeral Adam big brother, Jakob resurfaces presenting himself as a policeman, having left ...
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating, psychological
Plot: gangster, estranged brother, stock broker, dysfunctional family, family problems, life is a bitch, family relations, brothers, brother brother relationship, stock exchange, spy, friendship ...
Place: copenhagen
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
 5.5
 248
Limbo (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When Ana, a young compliance manager, discovers unusually high bills among her company's records, she can't imagine what an avalanche her research will set off. Not only does she cross paths with an aging small-time crook and a Viennese ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating
Plot: criminal gang, con artists, crime investigation, money problems, bandit, gangster, gang, criminal, cons and scams, investigation, agent, money ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
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South Wind 2: Speed Up (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Nenad, Maras his little brother, wants to follow the ilegal footsteps of his brother and now Maras and Baca have to free him from the clutches of the bad guys.
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot: gang, breaking the law, criminal underworld, money problems, brother brother relationship, crime boss, organized crime, criminal gang, money, bandit, mafia, robbery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
 4.9
 608
Dead Draw (2016)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: 25 million dollars, 8 safety deposit boxes, and months before anyone will know it’s gone. But Harrison’s perfect heist turns deadly when his safe-cracker, Mack, discovers their getaway pilot brutally murdered. Someone knew about the job, someone ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot: heist, heist gone wrong, robbery, uncover truth, murder mystery, race against time, secret, stolen money, organized crime, hidden money, traitor, money ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
 3.5
 844
Drifter (2016)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A pair of outlaw brothers seek temporary refuge in a desolate town inhabited by a small family of psychotic cannibalistic lunatics
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, grindhouse ...
Plot: cannibal, post apocalypse, brother brother relationship, criminal gang, fight for supremacy, gangster, gang war, organized crime, small town, bandit, group of criminals, fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
 3.8
 771
Ash & Dust (2022)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The film is set in a small town where two modest couples find themselves caught up in a game of life & death with a vicious gang after the discovery of a mysterious box buried long ago.
Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing
Plot: small town, deathtrap, gang, criminal, game of death, criminal gang, death threat, threat, murder mystery, trap, bandit, couples ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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 6.9
 3K
John Luther (2022)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Devikulam Police Station SI John Luther is a committed police officer, who even risks his life for policing. During an interrogation, he suffers ruptured eardrums and hearing loss. Will he be able to complete an investigation which he had to leave ...
Style: captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: investigation, criminal gang, crime solving, crime investigation, fight, uncover truth, bandit, gang, fighting crime, battles, whodunit, disappearance
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
 6.9
 44
Sivudu (2022)
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A rural entertainer laced with action, drama.
Style: disturbing, serious, tense, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: family relations, peril, danger, bandit, criminal, organized crime, family in danger, criminal underworld, gang, family drama, criminal gang, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
 5.7
 272
Murder In-Law (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Claire has always loved her son Jim and her granddaughter Sydney, but struggles to connect with her daughter-in-law, Allison. When Allison announces a big job promotion that will relocate them far away, Claire's motherly instincts are pushed to ...
Style: psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: mother in law daughter in law relationship, overprotective mother, dysfunctional family, overprotective parent, family problems, life is a bitch, murderer, mother son relationship, murder, husband wife relationship, family relations, relationship problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
 3.9
 4K
Paydirt (2020)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A parolee teams up with his old crew determined to find a buried bag of cash stolen a decade ago from a DEA bust gone bad, while being tracked by a retired Sheriff.
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: organized crime, parole, sheriff, gang, criminal, bandit, crooked sheriff, escapades, money, crime boss, crew, criminal gang ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 6.5
 37
Breathless (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In the DR, hardened cop Manolo tries to take down an infamous drug cartel; meanwhile, his daughter has fallen in love with Lorenzo, a construction worker who's unwittingly gotten embroiled in the drug cartel's dealings.
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: drug cartel, mafia, father daughter relationship, family relations, love affair, criminal, fighting crime, criminal gang, gang, crime boss, bandit, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 4.6
 3K
Bayou Caviar (2018)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Rodney is a former boxing champ who, after a deathbed visit to his trainer and mentor, is propelled into reclaiming victory for his now simple life as a nightclub bouncer. He partners with a no-nonsense, lesbian photographer and an aspiring starlet ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot: extortion, criminal's revenge, revenge, rich and poor, crime gone awry, life risking, financial problem, risk, violence, showdown, criminal, gang ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 4.4
 173
Caliber 9 (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Milan, Nowadays: Fernando, son of Ugo Piazza, is a brilliant criminal defense lawyer whose mother, Nelly, has done everything in her power to raise him different from his father, a deplorable gangster.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: suspect, stolen money, mafia, organized crime, gangster boss, money problems, struggle for survival, bandit, gangster, fraud, money, mafioso ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Jai Lava Kusa (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Jai, Lava and Kusa are triplets who get separated during their childhood because of small clashes. While Jai becomes an evil blooded criminal, the other two, Kusa and Lava end up as small-time crook and bank manager respectively. The twist in the ...
Style: psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: hate, brother brother relationship, family problems, family reunited, brother brother conflict, dysfunctional family, separation from family, brother brother reunion, brothers, dual role, brother vs brother, telugu
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Johan Falk 14 (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When Johan and his colleagues are watching Seth and his gang member Jack, they stumble on a larger case than they expected. Seth is selling arms to terrorists, but without Jack's knowledge, in a car where Johan's old colleague Pernilla ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Plot: organized crime, criminal gang, informant, police procedural, nordic, arms dealer, bandit, arms dealing, breaking the law, gang, criminal, swedish ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Paradise Highway (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, road movie
Plot: truck driver, human trafficking, conspiracy, brother, money problems, bandit, criminal gang, life is a bitch, driver, criminal, social problems, financial problem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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 5.1
 983
Phantom Halo (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: forgery, father son relationship, gambling, brother brother relationship, gambling debt, dysfunctional family, financial problem, gambler, older woman younger man relationship, family problems, money problems, criminal ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
El Padrino II: Border Intrusion (2011)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: No overview yet.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: drug, gang, drug dealer, crime boss, drug smuggling, criminal, drug lord, bandit, organized crime, criminal gang, outlaw, world
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Luck of the Draw (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Jack Sweeny is a young man just trying to get a job. Turned down at another bank due to his criminal record he meets a girl, Rebecca, but also witnesses a 3 way shootout between 2 groups of criminals and the cops over a suitcase containing perfect ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: forgery, ex convict, money, criminal underworld, manhunt, gang war, escapades, threat, criminal gang, mafia, thief, relationship problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Dearest Brother (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Would you help your brother ditch a dead body? Etienne Leroy must make this snap decision when his younger brother Mathias admits to having accidentally killed his young mistress. The decision is pressing, as the body is lying on Etienne's ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, suspense
Plot: guilty conscience, brother brother relationship, disposing of a dead body, murder mystery, corpse, family problems, family relations, hidden truth, murder, murderer, moral dilemma, crime investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Au Pair Nightmare (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Trying to escape the pain from the death of her fiancé, a woman becomes an au pair in a house where she learns the family is hiding a mysterious secret.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Plot: secret, family relations, family problems, housewife, dark past, dysfunctional family, family secret, female protagonist, babysitter, couples, tied feet
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 7.6
 568
Club Hooligans (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Uruguay
TV show
Story: After vicious infighting, two brothers are expelled of their beloved team’s gang. Alone, without money or political protection, they start a war that puts their brotherhood to the test.
Style: captivating, tense, thrilling
Plot: brother brother relationship, bandit, criminal, family relations, organized crime, gang, intrigue, gang member, criminal gang, brothers, gang war, gangster
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Based on real-life crimes that terrorized Hong Kong in the 1990s, Logan (Tony Leung Ka-Fai) is the head of leading a notorious human trafficking gang, abducting the children of Hong Kong's elite. Police forces decide to send in Sky (Louis Koo), ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: gang, kidnapper, organized crime, secret mission, abduction, criminal gang, crime boss, outlaw gang, bandit, fighting crime, criminal
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 4.5
 401
Psycho Granny (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After Samantha's mother passes away, her spirits are lifted with the sudden appearance of her long lost Grandmother, Colleen. All is well until Colleen's dark past reveals itself and Sam is forced to fight for her life.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: family problems, pregnant woman, female ghost, ghost, family secret, dysfunctional family, family relations, pregnancy, mental illness, illness
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 6.1
 1K
Paayum Puli (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: An extortion gang that murders businessmen kills a policeman working on the case. ACP Jayaseelan exterminates the gang by way of unofficial encounters, but the murders continue. What the cop doesn't realise is that the brain behind the crimes ...
Style: disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: kidnapping, goon, swashbuckler, bandit, murder mystery, organized crime, murder investigation, criminal, criminal underworld, criminal gang, police investigation, gang ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
The Informant (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story: McInnes plays a suburban dad who works as a police informant for a federal investigative agency. The character’s background is shrouded in mystery, with intelligence officers seeking to uncover the truth about his past by working with him.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: fighting crime, police detective, teamwork, police officer, police investigation, criminal, organized crime, reconnaissance, police, forensics
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 4.1
 227
Vatos Locos (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Thriller - Two Chicano brothers, Estaban and Raul grow up hard on the streets of Los Angeles. Their papa gets executed for a drug deal gone bad when only seven years old. Half Irish, half Mexican gangster named Mickey Solis takes the two boys in and ...
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, independent film
Plot: gang member, gangster, gang leader, gang, outlaw gang, street gang, gang war, organized crime, crime boss, bandit, criminal, brothers ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 7.4
 5K
Sons of Rizk (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Four brothers committing crimes with a promise among them to stop someday. When a deal goes south, the older brother says it's enough, but the other three disagree and recklessly do business with a wanted crime lord.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: sibling relationship, brother, brother brother relationship, crime boss, gangster, organized crime, betrayal, criminal, brothers, escapades, criminal underworld, traitor ...
Place: egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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